FIFTY  C  E  NTS  THE  NUMBER 


FIVE   DOLLARS  THE  TEAR 


ARCHflMVRE 


VOLUME  XXVII 


MARCH  1913 


NUMBER  3 


HIGGINS' 


DRAWING  INKS 
ETERNAL  WRITING  INK 
ENGROSSING  INK 
TAURINE  MUCILAGE 
4  PHOTO  MOUNTER 
DRAWING  BOARD  PASTE 
LIQUID  PASTE 
OFFICE  PASTE 
VEGETABLE  GLUE.  ETC. 


ARE  the  FINEST  and  BEST  GOODS  of  THEIR  KIND 

Emancipate  yourself  from  the  use  of  corrosive  and  Ill- 
smelling  Inks  and  adheslves  and  adopt  the  Hlsrfns  Ink* 
and  Adheslves.    They  will  be  a  revelation  to  you. 

AT  DEALERS  GENERALLY. 

CHAS.  M.  HIOQINS  &  CO.,  Mfrs. 

Brunches  :  Chicago.  London.  271  Math  St.,  BROOKLYN.  N.  Y. 


uyjfBx  TRADE 
^■■ST  MARK 


The  Chicago  "Triplex" 

Spring  Butt  has  features  of 
construction  and  design  which 
appeal  to  the  architect  and 
builder. 

Their  use  insures  satisfied 
clients. 

CATALOG  A29  ON  REQUEST 

Chicago  SpritJS^Butl  (torn  pairs. 


CHICAGO 


NEW  YORK 


MANUFACTURED 
BY  THE 


The  Superior  Grade  of 

Hrcbttectural  {Terra  Cotta 

jfeberal  TTerra  Gotta  Company 


111  BROADWAY 
NEW  YORK 


is  best  evidenced  in  its  representative  work. 


BUILDING 

Biltmore  Hotel 
Emmet  Building 
Gilchrist  Store 
Bamberger  Store 
World's  Tower 
Hotel  Taft 
St.  Patrick's  Church 
Georgian  Terrace 
Sharpies  Building 
St.  Matthew's  Church 
Northwestern  Mut.  Life  Bldg. 
Merchants  National  Bank 
Union  National  Bank 
Bromo  Seltzer  Tower 
Times  Annex 
Court  House 
Hotel  Ritz-Carlton 
Union  Station 
Pavilions  "L  and  M" 
Union  Station 


LOCATION 

Grand  Cent.  Terminal,  N.  Y. 
29th  St.  and  Mad.  Ave.,  N.  Y. 
Boston,  Mass. 
Newark,  N.  J. 
no  West  40th  St.,N.  Y. 
New  Haven,  Conn. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Atlanta,  Ga. 
Chicago,  111. 
Washington,  D.  C. 
Milwaukee,  Wis. 
Indianapolis,  Ind. 
Clarksburg,  W.  Va. 
Baltimore,  Md. 
West  43rd  St.,  N.  Y. 
Virginia,  Minn. 
Montreal,  Can. 
Tampa,  Fla. 

Bellevue  Hospital,  N.  Y. 
Detroit,  Mich. 


ARCHITECT 

Warren  &  Wetmore 
Barney  &  Colt 
Bigelow  &  Wadsworth 
Jarvis  Hunt 
Buchman  &  Fox 
F.  M.  Andrews  &  Co. 
LaFarge  &  Morris 
W.  L.  Stoddart 
W.  D.  Mann 
LaFarge  &  Morris 
Marshall  &  Fox 
D.  H.  Burnham  &  Co. 
Wyatt  &  Nolting 
J.  Evans  Sperry 
Buchman  &  Fox 
Bray  &  Nystrom 
Warren  &  Wetmore 
T.  Leitner 
cKim,  Mead  &  White 
Warren  &  Wetmore 


CONTRACTOR 

Geo.  A.  Fuller  Co. 
Cauldwell-Wingate  Co. 
Geo.  B.  H.  Macomber  Co. 
Geo.  A.  Fuller  Co. 
Edward  West  Browning 
V.  J.  Hedden  &  Sons  Co. 
Melody  &  Keating 
Geo.  A.  Fuller  Co. 
Bulley  &  Andrews  Co. 
J.  E.  &  A.  L.  Pennock 
Geo.  A.  Fuller  Co. 
Bedford  Stone  Const.  Co. 
Thompson-Starrett  Co. 
J.  H.  Parker  Co. 
Geo.  A.  Fuller  Co. 
Bailey-Marsh  Co. 
Geo.  A.  Fuller  Co. 
King  Lumber  Co. 
John  T.  Brady  &  Co. 
Geo.  A.  Fuller  Co. 


THE 


NORTHWESTERN 
TERRA  COTTA  CO. 

MANUFACTURERS  .  OF  .  HIGH  .  GRADE 

*=ARCHITECTURAL  = 

TERRA  COTTA 


CHICAGO  ::  ILLINOIS 


[ravings  inMitecture 

*  are  made  by 

ENGRAVING  COMPANY 

30  E.  21st  ST..    NEW  YORK 


Avery  Architectural  and  Fine  Arts  Library 
Gift  of  Seymour  B.  Durst  Old  York  Library 


ARCHITECTURE 


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Ideal  Boiler  Values 

Ideal  Boilers  are  carefully  designed  and  equipped  to  secure  the 
best  possible  results  at  the  radiators  with  the  greatest  economy 
of  fuel  and  the  least  care  and  attention  at  the  boiler.  They 
have  ample  fuel  holding  capacity  for  long  firing  periods,  and  for 
all-night  firing,  insuring  quick  results  at  the  radiators,  and 
warmth  and  comfort  in  the  early  morning  hours.  Draft,  grate 
area,  direct  heating  surface,  and  flue  travel  are  carefully  pro- 
portioned to  secure  the  greatest  possible  heating  value  from 
the  coal  burned  and  deliver  it  in  full  measure  to  the  rooms  above. 

American*  Ideal 

ii  Radiators  ^Iboilers 

in  the  heating  specifica- 
tion, insure  certain  com- 
fort and  satisfaction  for 
your  client.  The  reliable 
ratings  of  IDEAL  Boilers 
and  the  ample  condensing 
capacities  of  AMERI- 
CAN Radiators  make  it 
an  easy  matter  to  accu- 
rately select  the  proper 
outfit  for  any  class  of 
buildings.  Their  use  re- 
duces caretaking  labor 
to  a  minimum,  prevents 
waste  of  fuel,  and  insures 
uniform,  good  heating  re- 
sults in  all  kinds  of 
weather. 

American  radiatormpany 

Chiwago,  New  York,  Boston,  Providence,  Philadelphia,  Baltimore.  Buffalo,  Washington,  Pittsburgh,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Detroit,  Atlanta,  Birmingham,  New  Orleans,  Indianapolis,  Milwaukee,  Omaha,  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul,  St.  Louis, 
Kansas  City,  Denver,  Los  Angeles,  San  Francisco,  Portland,  Seattle,  Spokane,  Toronto, 
Brantford  (Ont.),  London.  Brussels,  Paris,  Berlin,  Duesseldorf,  Vienna.  Milan 


Ex  ICtbrtB 


SEYMOUR  DURST 


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ARCHITECTURE 


THE  GREAT  WINDOWS  OF  THE  GRAND  CENTRAL  TERMINAL 

WARREN  &  WETMORE  AND  REED  &  STEM,  ASSOC.  ARCHITECTS 


'  I  VHEY  are  built  of  cast  iron  reinforced  by  steel  frame  work.  The  double  construction, 
with  glass  floors  at  three  levels,  affords  communication  through  the  windows  to  adja- 
cent parts  of  the  building.  The  Hecla  sash  are  used  throughout,  giving  perfect  weather 
protection,  and  all  sash  are  opened  and  closed  in  groups,  and  are  controlled  by  compressed 
air  devices. 

MADE  BY 

HECLA    IRON  WORKS 

ORNAMENTAL   BRONZE  AND  IRON 

North  10th,  11th,  12th,  13th  Ste.,  Wythe  Ave.,  and  Berry  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  City 


ARCHITECTURE  iii 


I 


architecture 


Batter  son  &  JBisele 

Importers  and  workers  in 

flRarble,  ©n^r  anb  (Sranite 

Toman  and  Venetian  flfcoaalce  tor 
floors,  TWUUs,   flfcantele,  Etc. 

Morfes:  eyewater,  HI.  3- 


ARCHITECTURE 


v 


Board  Room  of  N.  Y.  Central  R.  R.,  New  Grand  Central  Terminal,  New  York. 
Decorations  executed  by  W.  &  J.  Sloane. 

Warren  &  Welmore,  Archilecls.  Reed  &  Stem,  Associate  Architects. 


IN  the  Decorating  and  Furnishing  of  Office  and  Public  Buildings  we  bring  to 
bear  every  facility  of  the  most  complete  organization  of  its  kind  in  the  world. 
The  wide  experience  and  skill  of  our  large  staff  of  designers,  decorators  and 
artisans  in  work  of  this  character  are  exemplified  by  many  of  the  most  promi- 
nent buildings  in  America,  while  our  extensive  stocks  of  Furniture,  Fabrics  and 
Floor  Coverings  of  every  description  provide  liberally  for  every  requirement. 

Inquiries  are  cordially  invited  from  Architects,  with  whom  we  will  gladly 
cO'Operate  by  submitting  sketches,  suggestions  and  estimates,  when  desired. 

W.  &  J.  SLOANE 

Interior  Decorators  Furniture  Makers 

Fabrics  and  Floor  Coverings 

FIFTH  AVENUE  AND  FORTY^SEVENTH  STREET,  NEW  YORK 


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ARCHITECTURE 


BRONZE  ENTRANCE  DOORS 

Guaranty  Trust  Company  Building,  Broadway  and  Liberty  Streets.  New  York  City 
York  &  Sawyer,  Architects 

Executed  by 

Wm.  H.  Jackson  Company 

2  West  47th  Street,  adjoining  5th  Avenue 
New  York  City 
Also  902  South  Michigan  Boulevard,  Chicago 
Shops,  229-239  West  28th  Street,  New  York 


ARCHITECTURE 


vii 


Sound  Transmission 

In  Buildings 

Its  Prevention 

And  Thc  Use  TntreroR  Or 

Hygienic  Materials 


THE  HVORf.X  FELT  4  ENC.INEERINC  CO 


J 


AN  ORIGINAL  PAMPHLET 
OF  INTEREST  TO  EVERY  ARCHITECT 

Copy  sent  free  on  request 

The  architect  admittedly  has  the  power  to  include  in  his  original  design  arrange- 
ments and  materials  which  both  theory  and  practice  have  proven  advantageous, 
and  to  exclude  those  which,  by  the  same  tests,  have  been  found  to  be  injurious.  To 
offer  aid  in  this  respect,  as  regards  provisions  against  sound-conduction,  is  the 
mission  of  this  pamphlet. 

It  has  always  been  the  aim  of  this  Company  to  serve  the  architectural  and  engineering  pro- 
fessions by  improving  products  and  materials,  i.  e.,  by  ORIGINATING  something.  It  was,  for 
example,  the  FIRST  company  organized  in  "Waterproof  Engineering"  (the  copyrighted  title  of  a 
booklet  issued  by  the  Company)  and  for  the  manufacture  of  special  materials  for  such  work,  i.e., 
HYDREX  Waterproofing  Felt  and  Compound.  It  CREATED  the  now  well-known,  standard 
term  "  The  Membrane  Method,  "  which  from  the  beginning  has  been  a  part  of  its  trade-mark. 


THE  HYDREX  FELT  &  ENGINEERING  CO. 

Manufacturers  of 

Waterproof  Felts,  Building  Papers,  Deadening  Felt,  Roofings,  Paints,  Asphalts,  etc. 

Specialists  in 

Structural  W  aterproofing,  Insulation  and  Soundproofing 

122  LIBERTY  STREET,  NEW  YORK 

Chicago  FACTORIES:  RAH  WAY,  N.  J.  Washington 

We  shall  also  be  pleased  to  send,  on  request,  a  copy  of  our  recent  pamphlet,  " Insulation  of  Concrete.  Especially 

Below  tirade,  and  Its  Protection  Against  Electrolysis."' 


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BONTEMPI 

To  the  Architects: 

During  the  past  three  years  there  has  heen  perfected  a  chemical  process  of 
scientifically  treating  Iron  and  Steel  to  prevent  corrosion.  It  is  based  on  discoveries 
of  an  Italian  inventor  and  is  known  as  the  BONTEMPI  RUST-PROOFING 
PROCESS.  It  consists  of  subjecting  the  material  to  be  treated  to  certain  tem- 
peratures, approximating  800  to  900  degrees  F.  in  an  air  tight  muffle  or  furnace, 
the  application  of  superheated  steam  and  the  fumes  formed  by  fusing  certain 
chemicals  that  are  the  basis  of  the  process.  The  result  is  a  finish  resembling  gun 
metal  in  color  and  texture,  that  resists  indefinitely  all  atmospheric  effects  under 
the  most  trying  conditions  and  prevents  electrolysis. 

The  process  has  been  subjected  to  the  most  rigorous  tests  by  chemists  and 
engineers  of  some  of  the  largest  concerns  in  the  country  with  the  most  satisfac- 
tory results,  as  evidenced  by  numerous  letters  and  statements  on  file  in  the  offices 
of  this  Company. 

The  object  of  this  open  letter  is  to  acquaint  the  profession  with  the  fact  that 
it  is  now  possible  and  practicable  to  utilize  this  wonderful  discovery  as  related  to 
the  Iron  and  Steel  work  of  buildings. 

A  portion  of  the  iron  window  frames  for  the  Cathedral  of  St.  John  the 
Divine  have  been  treated  by  us  and  will  never  require  paint  and  will  never  rust. 
Architectural,  ornamental  and  structural  iron  work  of  every  description,  steel 
doors,  frames,  sash  and  interior  trim,  rolling  shutters,  fire-escapes,  supporting 
members  of  partitions,  lighting  fixtures  and  pedestals,  register  faces,  iron  or  steel 
h  irdware,  steam,  water  and  gas  pipes  and  radiators  (in  the  treatment  of  which 
the  inside  is  protected  as  well  as  the  exterior),  ^as  ranges  and  accessories,  in  fact, 
anything  entering  into  the  construction  of  buildings  that  is  subject  to  corrosion 
can  be  successfully  treated  so  as  to  receive  permanent  protection  from  rust.  This 
is  a  very  strong  statement,  but  it  is  based  on  tests  and  experiments  covering  a 
period  of  over  four  years. 

The  cost  of  this  process  is  perhaps  the  most  surprising  part  of  it.  It  is  impos- 
sible to  go  into  details  here,  but,  as  a  comparative  statement,  we  can  say  that  it  is 
very  much  cheaper  than  galvanizing  and  infinitely  better. 

Our  present  plants  are  located  at  Bridgeport  Ct.,  and  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Other  plants  will  be  established  in  the  near  future  in  various  locations  and  lines 
of  industry  and  of  capacity  to  meet  any  demand. 

Our  representative  will  be  pleased  to  confer  with  anyone  desiring  more 
detailed  information. 

Specifications  should  mention  that  the  material  on  which  protection  from 
corrosion  is  desired,  shall  be  treated  by  the  BONTEMPI  RUST-PROOFING 
PROCESS. 

With  assurances  of  our  co-operation  at  all  times,  we  are, 
Very  respectfullv, 

BONTEMPI  RUST-PROOFING  COMPANY, 

J.  F.  Blanchard,  President. 
Laboratories  and  Plant:  General  Offices:  Fuller  Building, 

Bridgeport,  Ct.  949  Broadway,  New  York 


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John  Peirce  Co. 
Contractors 


GRAND   CENTRAL  .TERMINAL 
New  York 


Warren  &  Wetmore  and  Reed  &  Stem 
Assoc.  Architects 


MISSISSIPPI 

"WIRE  GLASS" 

The  approved  fire  retardant  upon  which  the  Standard  is  based. 

Selected  on  account  of  its  superior  quality 

Thousands  of  square  feet  were  installed  in  the  above  building. 

MANUFACTURED  BY 

MISSISSIPPI  WIRE  GLASS  COMPANY 

CHICAGO  NEW  YORK  ST.  LOUIS 


Specify  Mississippi 
Look  for  this  label 


The  Garry  Iron  and  Steel  Company 

MAM' EM  'Tl * U BH S  OF 

"CLEVELAND"  EXPANDED  METAL  LATH 

l  'sk  I  >  THROUGHOUT 
THE  NEW  GRAND  CENTRAL  station.  NEW    YORK,  WARREN       WETMORE  AND 
REED  &  STEM,  assoc  .    ARCHITECTS,  TIIK  HOTEL,  Mi  Al.l'lN.  NSW  YORK,    r.  M. 
ANDREWS  &  CO.,  INC.,  ARCHITECTS,  and  MANY  OTHER  PROMINENT  BUILDINGS. 


CLEVELAND,  ( ).  521-533  West  %»:;wi>  St.,  NEW  YORK 

WORKS,  NIL.ES,  <). 


Back  of  cornice  shown  in  the  upper  illustration,  showing  the  keying  qualities  of  the  "Cleveland"  Expanded  Metal  Lath. 


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Nine  Stories  Where  Eight  Were 

The  elimination  in  fireproof  construction  of  beams  and  girders 
means  a  marked  saving  in  the  height  of  each  floor,  about  1%  feet 
per  floor  or  the  height  of  a  story  in  every  eight.  The  flat  ceiling, 
besides,  gives  a  straight-away  run  for  piping,  shafting  and  belting. 


orr- Construction 


METHOD 

The  CORR-PLATE  FLOOR  is  a  "plate"  floor  and  designed  as 
such.  We  do  not  calculate  it  as  a  combination  of  beams  and  then 
build  it  as  a  plate.  There  is  no  more  difficult  problem  in  engineer- 
ing than  the  calculation  of  the  stresses  in  a  flat  plate  supported  on 
points.  It  was  only  after  months  of  laboratory  experimentation  on 
rubber  plates,  followed  by  numerous  tests  of  actual  floors  in  build- 
ings, where  stresses  in  the  materials  were  measured  direct,  that  our 
Research  Department  was  enabled  to  master  the  problem. 

These  floors,  designed  as  we  design  them — reinforced  with  Corrugated  Bars,  the 
world's  standard  reinforcement — give,  we  feel  safe  in  saying,  the  highest  type  of  flat 
slab  construction  known  to  the  art  today. 

There  are  but  two  Layers  of  Reinforcement  over  the  Column 

This  is  not  only  an  advantage  in  economy  of  design,  but  greatly  simplifies  and  reduces 
the  cost  of  construction.  We  have  special  CORR-CONSTRUCTION  methods 
for  other  kinds  of  structures — Corr-Mesh,  Corr-Bar,  Corr-Bar-Units,  Corr-Bar-O,  etc. 

Corrugated  Bar  Company,  401  Mutual  Life  Building,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

New  York  Chicago  St.  Louis 

Specifications  and  methods  shown  on  panes  2W-281  Sweefs  index,  lr>li 


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ARCHITECTURE 


QUALITY  PLUMBING  GOODS 

were  used  throughout  the  St.  John's  Hospital. 
Mechanically  perfect  and  thoroughly  practical 
equipment  is  necessary  to  meet 
the  peculiar  problems  and  re- 
sponsibilities confronting  mod- 
ern hospital  authorities,  and  we 
take  great  pride  in  the  numer- 
ous "Wolff  Quality"  hospital 
equipment,  all  of  which  have 
met  fully  the  requirements  for 
which  they  were  designed. 


Harnett,  Haynes&  Harnett 
Architects 


ST.  JOHN'S  HOSPITAL 
St.  Louis.  Mo. 


ESTABLISHED  1855 


Thomas  S.  Sheehan 
PIdr.  Contractor 


BRANCHES 


DENVER.   .  . 
TRENTON 
OMAHA    .    .  . 
MINNEAPOLIS 
DALLAS.     .  . 
ROCHESTER 


N  J 
NEBR 
MINN 
TEXAS 

N.  Y. 


L.  Wolff  Manufa  cturing  Co. 

PLUMBING   GOODS  EXCLUSIVELY 

The  Only  Complete  Line  Made  By  any  One  Firm 

GENERAL  OFFICES  ^LI 1/^  A       f~\  SHOWROOMS 

601-627   W.   LAKE  ST.    ^t1|t„ALjV>>       m  N.  DEARBORN  ST 


BRANCH  OFFICES 


ST  LOUIS.  . 
WASHINGTON 
CLEVELAND.  .  . 
CINCINNATI.  .  . 
KANSAS  CITY.  . 
SAN  F  RANCISCO 
SALT  LAKE  CITY. 


New  Complete  D  Catalogue 

Now  Ready  to  Send  You 

This  book  is  an  attractive  one  showing  a 
splendid  line  of  various  Solid  Porcelain  and 
Vitreous  Plumbing  Fixtures.  The  obsolete 
types  have  been  eliminated  and  only  modern 
fixtures  are  illustrated,  making  it  easier  for 
architect  and  client  to  decide  on  the  best  fix- 
ture to  use. 

This  catalogue  should  be  in  your  files,  and  we 
await  your  request  if  you  have  not  received 
one.    Address  us  on  your  letter-head. 


-O-  'A 


il 

D  1604  URINAL 
Made  18"  and  24"  wide.    An  excellent  Uiinal  to  use  for 
Institutions,  Schools,  and  Semi-public  Buildings. 


THE  MONUMENT  POTTERY  COMPANY 

TRENTON,  N.  J. 


Monument  Quality  Ware. 


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P.  8c  F.  Corbin  Division 
Philadelphia 


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Neponset! 

In  the  building  product 
world  that  word  means 


WATERPROOF 


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F.  W.  Bird  &  Son.  Est.  1  T95,  East  Walpole.  Mass..  New  York.  Chicago.  Washington.  San  Francisco.  Hamilton. 


Ont. 


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The  McAlpin  Hotel  Plumbing  Fixtures 

were  made  from  China  and  Porcelain  by 

The  Trenton  Potteries  Company 


Vitreous  China  Lavato- 
ries and  Solid  Porcelain 
Bathtubs   are  installed 

throughout  this  new  Hotel 
just  completed  in  New  York. 

The  use  of  all-clay  plumbing 
fixtures  were  justified  from  an 
economic  standpoint— giving 
in  durability,  long  service 
and  appearance  just  what  is 
needed  for  any  building's 
financial  prosperity. 


The  McAlpin  Hotel.  New  York 
F.  M.  Andrews  &  Co.,  Inc.,  Architects 

With  two  views  of  the  main 
toilet  rooms  for  men. 
We  have  a  Booklet  showing 
the  "Bellemeade"  style 
of  Lavatories  used  in  the 
McAlpin.  Also  an  article  on 
the  plumbing.  You  should 
send  for  this  information. 


*    *  * 


The  specification  of  our  ware  does  not 
eliminate  competition. 

Our  product  is  open  to  any  Plumbing 
Supply  House  at  one  price. 

The  Trenton 
Potteries  Company 

TRENTON,  NEW  JERSEY 


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xv 


Architects 

who  understand  the  principle  of 

Square-Pot 
Furnaces 

never  specify  any  other  kind. 
The  "Square-Pot"  means  a  uni- 
form and  perfect  distribution  of 
heat — there  is  no  "dead  fire" — no 
accumulation  of  clinkers,  therefore, 
perfect  combustion — and  an  abso- 
lutely comfortable  heat  distributed 
evenly  and  quickly  to  every  room 
in  the  house. 

Information  about  Square- Pot 
Furnaces  and  Boilers  will  be  sent 
promptly  on  request. 

Why  not  investigate  ? 


Chicago  New  York        Jersey  City 


The  Square-Pot  Idea 

— circular  at  the  top,  square  at  the  bottom- 
affording  25''  more  grate  area  and  10  [<  to 
25  'r  more  effective  radiating  surface  than 
any  other  furnace  of  the  same  diameter  of  pot. 


ARCHITECTURE 


Where  BERRY  BROTHERS'  VARNISHES 

are  specified,  uniformly  satisfactory  results  are 
assured — they  do  the  work  expected  of  them. 


NEW  HOFFMAN  HOUSE,  NEW  YORK.     R.  L.  I)«ua,  Architect. 
Thompaon-Sturrett  Co.,  Buildera. 


was  finished  throughout  by 
Hicks  &  Towers,  New  York,  with 

BERRY  BROTHERS' 

FINE  INTERIOR 

RUBBING  VARNISH 

and  is  one  of  the  finest  pieces  of 
wood  finishing  in  the  United  States. 

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Varnish  Manufacturers 


New  York. 
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Baltimore, 


Chicago, 

25Uke  St. 
Cincinnati, 
420  Main  Si. 

St.  Louis. 

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San  Francisco, 


29  S.  Hanover  St.   Canadian  Factory,  Walkerville    666-666  Howard  St. 


THE 

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equipment  in  the  Grand  Central  Station  and 
the  buildings  so  far  under  way,  or  com- 
pleted, in  what  is  very  aptly  called  "The 
Terminal  City,"  are  as  follows: 

Grand  Central  Station — Two  Model  C 
Chutes  and  two  bronze  Mail  Boxes,  the 
Chutes  serving  one  seven  and  one  eight 
stories,  and  four  separate  bronze  Mail  Boxes. 

Biltmore  Hotel — Two  Model  F  Chutes, 
twenty-six  stories  each,  and  two  cast  bronze 
Mail  Boxes. 

Mercantile  Building — Sixteen  stories, 
Model  F  and  one  1165  electro-bronze  Mail 
Box. 

Architects  and  others  interested  can 
obtain  full  information,  preliminary  draw- 
ings and  estimates,  as  well  as  expert  assist- 
ance in  meeting  any  special  difficulties  in 
complying  with  the  somewhat  stringent 
Post  Office  Regulations,  by  addressing  the 
sole  makers. 

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—  Successors  to 


The  New  York  business  of 
Federal  -  Huber  Company 

Manufacturers  of 

Fine  Plumbing  Fixtures 


All  the  Plumbing  Fixtures  through- 
out the  HOTEL  McALPIN,  including 
the  Turkish  Bath  and  all  Bath  Room 
accessories,  furnished  by  us.    .    .  . 


Office  and  Display  Rooms : 
33  West  44th  St.,      -      New  York 

Warehouse  and  Factory,  410  11th  Ave.,  New  York 


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Branches 


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BOSTON    234-236  Congress  St. 

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PITTSBURGH  1106  Arrott  Bldg. 

KANSAS  CITY   532  Rialto  Bldg. 

CHICAGO  9  Jackson  Blvd. 


DETROIT  139  Jefferson  Ave. 

BUFFALO  Fidelity  Trust  Bldg. 

CLEVELAND  9th  and  Euclid  Sts. 

MINNEAPOLIS  ...  901  Washington  Ave. 

ST.  LOUIS  14th  and  Pine  Sts. 

OMAHA  518  Howard  St. 


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ARCHITECTURE 


"SMITH  QUALITY" 

Boilers 

Radiators 


MANUFACTURED  BY 


INTERIOR 
No  34  MILLS  WATER  TUBE  BOILER 


The  H.  B.  Smith  Co. 

WESTFIELD.  MASS. 

"  Pure  Food  Town  " 

1226  ARCH  ST.,  PHILADELPHIA 
39  E.  HOUSTON  ST.,  NEW  YORK 
1  38  WASHINGTON  STREET,  NO.,  BOSTON 


Pacific  Coast  Representative*  : 
HOLBROOK.    MERRILL    *  STETSON. 
Oakland,   Loa  Angeles 
and 

San  Franciaco,  Cal 


Central- Western  Representativea  : 
CONTINENTAL  RADIATOR  AND  FOUNDRY  CO.. 
I4M14M  Olive  Street.  St.  Loula.  Mo. 
European  Representatives: 
AUGUST  EGGERS.   Bremen  and  New  York 


What  We  Do 
To  Save  Burnham 
Set-Up  Troubles 


WHAT   can  be  more  exasperating    to    you  or 
annoying  to  your  customer  than  to  get  a  boiler 
all  set  up  anil  connections  made  and  when  you 
tire  it  up  a  leaky  section  develops. 

Nine  cases  out  of  ten  the  reason  is  a  sand  hole  which 
could  easily  have  been  discovered  by  the  maker  if  the 
boiler  had  been  properly  tested. 

We  first  test  every  section  of  every  boiler  to  a  high 
hydraulic  pressure.  Before  shipment,  the  complete 
boiler,  entirely  set  up,  is  again  given  the  same  pressure 
test. 

We  take  care  of  set-up  troubles  at  our  foundry  instead 
of  your  having  to  on  the  job 

Send  for  catalog. 

Lord  <5fc  Burnham  Co. 
Irvington,  IN.  Y. 

Troy,  N.  Y. — Aird-Don  Co,  Minneapolis — Roberts-Hamilton  Co. 

Boston— S19  Tremont  Bids.  Philadelphia — Hayncs-Tbomson  Co. 

Providence — Allen  A  Reed,  Inc.  Johnttown.  Pa. — Union  Radiator  Co. 

Chicago — Davies  Supply  Co.  Fort  Dodge.  Iowa — Leighton  Supply  Co. 


Lawless 
Thermostatic 
Regulator  for 
Hot  Water  Tanks 


KEEPS  THE  WATER  AT  ANY  DESIRED 
TEMPERATURE.  REQUIRES  NO  AUX- 
ILIARY POWER  TO  OPERATE  IT.  HAS 
NO  PARTS  TO  WEAR  OR  GET  OUT  OF 
ORDER  DURING  A  LIFETIME.  IN  A 
CLASS  BY  ITSELF.  HUNDREDS  IN 
USE  UNDER  EVERY  CONDITION. 


Manufactured  in  the  United  States  by 


THE  LA  WLER  REGULA  TOR  CO. 

473  W.  BROADWAY     ■    NEW  YORK  CITY 


ARCHITECTURE 


x  i  x 


J-M  Built-Up  Asbestos  Roofing 

An  Imperishable  Mineral  Roofing 

This  roofing  is  built  up  on  the  roof  of  Asbestos  Felts  (made  of  long-fibre  Asbestos— an  all-mineral  product) 
cemented  together  and  coated  with  Trinidad  Lake  Asphalt — Nature's  indestructible  waterproofing. 

It  needs  no  mineral  surface  to  protect  it  from  the  destructive  influence  of  the  sun's  rays.  Asbestos  felts 
are  mineral  and  will  not  rot  or  decay  like  organic  felts. 

The  Asphalt  saturant  and  coating  is  positively  staple.    It  will  not  lose  one  per  cent,  of  its  essential  oils 
when  subjected  to  325  degrees  F.  for  seven  hours,  therefore  it  does  not  become  brittle  or  lose  its  waterproof- 
ing qualities  as  do  other  saturants  and  cements.    How  many  built-up  roofs  have  you  seen  become  brittle 
in  a  very  few  years  after  application  ? 

The  smooth-coated  surface  of  J-M  Built-Up  Asbestos  Roofing  makes  easy 
inspection  of  leaks  which  may  be  caused  by  damage. 

Our  finished  roofing  weighs  only  125  pounds  per  100  square  feet,  or  less  than 

one-third  as  much  as  the  ordinary  built-up  roofing. 

_        _   _  '  .....     .  ,  $1,000,000.00  Power  Plant  of  Metropolitan 

J-M  Built-Up  Asbestos  Roofing  is  applied  only  by  our  own  workmen.    We    Electric  Co.,  Reading,  Pa.    Covered  with 

assume  all  responsibility  and  stand  back  of  it  in  every  respect.    This  gives  positive  crMteBuilti^,itnbergOSBRrosfine  °Ver  C°n" 

protection,  impossible  to  secure  where  the  responsibility  is  divided  between  the  pro-   Reading,  Pa. 

ducer  of  the  material  and  the  roofer,  who  may  be  financially  irresponsible. 

WRITE  OUR  NEAREST  BRANCH  FOR  BOOKLET. 

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and  Magnesia  Products 
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Electrical  Supplies,  Etc. 
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Omaha  Seattle 
Philadelphia      St.  Louis 
Pittsburgh  Syracuse 


Richardson  Boilers 


END  FEED  SERIES  ROUND  SERIES 

SIDE  FEED  SERIES 

Capacities— Steam,  250  to  9,000  Feet 
Water,  400  to  14,850  Feet 

GUARANTEED  RATINGS 


Richardson  &  Boynton  Co. 

MANUFACTURERS 

31  West  31st  Street,  New  York 

Boston  Philadelphia  Chicago 


Two  Boilers  in  one  in  the  "  D"  Series  of  the 


May  be  used  singly,  or  by  simply  closing  two  cut-off 
valves  either  half  may  be  used  without  the  other,  thus 
economically  conforming  with  changing  temperature 


Side  Feed 
Triple  Fire  Travel 
Short  Grate 
High  Base 
Thorough 

Combustion 
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Service 

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Look  for  the  name  YALE  on  Locks  and  Hardware 


THK  Yale  Locks  and  Builders'  Hardware  throughout  theVanderbilt 
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excellence  in  locks — if  the  architect  specifies  Yale. 

Have  you  seen  our  entertaining  little  hook,  "The  Ghost  and  the  Burglar?" 
It  is  reallv  worth  sending  for. 

The  Yale  &>  Towne  Mfg.  Co. 

Makers  of  YALE  Products 

Local  Offices: 

Chicago:  74  East  Randolph  Street  Exhibit  Rooms:  251  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 

San  Francisco:  134  Rialto  Building  Gejieral  Offices:  9  Murray  Street,  New  York 

Canadian  Yale  fe?  Towne  Limited,  St.  Catharines,  Ont. 

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No.  3 


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PLATES  AND  ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Grand  Cen  trai.  Terminal,  New  York. 

The  "  Terminal  City,"  showing  work  when  completed,    -  Plate  XX 

Facade,  Forty-Second  Street,      ------  Plate  XXI 

Facade,  Vanderbilt  Avenue,   Plate  XXII 

Pavilion   Plate  XXIII 

Facade.  Depew  Place,       -------  Plate  XXIV 

Detail.  Concourse,    -       -    Plate  XXV 

Ceiling  over  Concourse,  and  Detail,          ...  Plate  XXVI 

Lunch  Room  and  Restaurant,           -----  Plate  XXVII 

Gallery  in  Concourse  and  Ramp  to  Lower  Level,      -       -  Plate  XXVIII 

Main  Waiting  Room  and  Detail  of  Concourse,         -       -  Plate  XXIX 
Warren  o  Wetmore  iimi  Reed  &  Stem,  Assoc.  Architects. 

RlTZ-CARLTON  HOTEL,  Montreal. 

Exterior,  ----------       -       Page  46 

Plans,  48 

Palm  Court,     -      -   50 

Restaurant  and  Entrance  Foyer,  ..-----52 
Warren  &  Wetmore,  Architects. 

Competition  Drawings. 

LOOMIS  INSTITUTE,  Windsor,  Conn. 

Successful  Design  and  Plans,      -----      54,  55,  56,  57 

Murphy  &  Dana,  Architects. 
Competitive  Design  and  Plans,   -----      58,  59,  60,  61 

Chas.  C.  Haight  Sf  Githens,  Architects. 
Competitive  Design  and  Plans,  ------    62,  63,  61 

Dtii'is  vif  Brooks,  Architects. 

"  Archi  iecture"  Series  of  Measured  Details,  No.  9. 


Copyright,  1913,  by  FORBES  &  COMPANY,  LTD.,  527  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York 


AMERICAN  INSTITUTE  OF  ARCHITECTS 

PRESIDENT, 
Walter  Cook,  New  York. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT, 
R.  CLIPSTON  STURGIS,  Boston. 

SECOND  VICE  PRESIDENT, 
Frank  C  Baldwin.  Washington,  D.  C. 

SECRETARY  AND  TREASURER. 
Glenn  Brown,  Washington,  D.  C. 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS. 
FOR    ONE  YEAR— A.  F.  Rosenheim, Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Thomas  R.  Kimball, 

Omaha,  Neb.,  Milton  B.  Medary,  Jr.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
FOR  TWO  YEARS— Irving  K.  Pond,    Chicago,    III.,   John    M.  Donaldson, 

Detroit,  Mich.,  Edward  A.  Crane,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
For  THREE  YEARS— Burt  L.  Fenner,  New  York,  C.  Grant  La  Farge,  New 
York,  H.  Van  Buren  Magonigle,  New  York. 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 
Walter  Cook,  New  York.  Glenn  Brown,  Washington    D.  C. 

R.  Clipston  Sturgis.  Boston,  Mass.    Irving  K.  Pond,  Chicago,  III. 
Milton  B.  Medary,  Jr.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

CHAPTERS. 

ATLANTA  CHAPTER,  1906.  — President,  John  R.  Dillon,  Atlanta,  Ga.  Secre- 
tary, Eugene  C.  Wachendorrf,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

BALTIMORE  CHAPTER,  1870.  — President,  J.  B  Noel  Wyatt,  Baltimore,  Md. 
Secretary,  Thos.  C.  Kennedy,  Baltimore,  Md. 

BOSTON  CHAPTER,  1870.  — President,  R.  Clipston  Sturgis,  Boston,  Mass. 
Secretary,  Chas.  N.  Cogswell,  Boston,  Mass. 

BROOKLYN  CHAPTER,  1894  — President,  Woodruff  Leeming,  New  York. 
Secretary,    Dudley  McGrath,  New  York. 


BUFFALO  CHAPTER,  1890.  — President,  Edward  B.  Green,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
Secretary,  Ellicott  R.  Colson,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

CENTRAL  NEW  YORK  CHAPTER,  1887  (formerly  Western  New  York  Chapter).— 
President,  Albert  L.  Brockway,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.  Secretary,  Prof. 
F.  W.  Revels,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

CINCINNATI  CHAPTER,  1870.  — President,  A.  O.  Elzner,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Secretary,  John  Zettel.  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

CLEVELAND  CHAPTER,  1890.  — President,  F.  S.  Barnum,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
Secretary,  G.  B.  Bohm,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

COLORADO  CHAPTER,  1892.  — President.  Maurice  B.  Biscoe,  Denver,  Col. 
Secretary,   Arthur  A.  Fisher,  Denver,  Col. 

CONNECTICUT  CHAPTER,  1902  — President,  William  E.  Hunt,  Watcrbury, 
Conn.    Secretary-Treasurer,  Louis  A.  Walsh,  Watcrbury,  Conn. 

Dayton  CHAPTER,  1889.  — President,  Robert  E.  Dexter,  Dayton,  Ohio. 
Secretary,  H.  J   Williams,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

ILLINOIS  CHAPTER,  1869.  — President,  Elmer  C.  Jenson,  Chicago,  III.  Secre- 
tary, H.  Webster  Tomlinson,  Chicago,  111. 

INDIANA  CHAPTER,  1910  (formerly  Indianapolis  Chapter,  1887).  — President, 
Rolland  Adelsperger,  South  Bend,  Ind.  Secretary,  Herbert 
Foltz,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Iowa  CHAPTER,  1903.  — President,  Frank  E.  Wetherell,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

Secretary-Treasurer,  Eugene  H.  Taylor,  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa. 

KANSAS  CITY  CHAPTER,  1890.  — President,  Benj.  J.  Lubschez,  Kansas  City, 
Mo.    Seeretary,  Charles  H.  Payson,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

LOUISIANA  CHAPTER,  1910.  — President,  Chas.  A.  Favrot,  New  Orleans,  La. 
Secretary,  M.  H.  Goldstein,  New  Orleans,  La. 

Louisville  CHAPTER.  1908.— President,  J.  C.  Murphy,  Louisville,  Ky. 
Secretary,  Val.  P.  Collins,  Louisville,  Ky. 

MICHIGAN  CHAPTER,  1887.— President,  John  Scott,  Detroit,  Mich.  Secretary, 
Marcus  R.  Burrowes,  Detroit,  Mich. 

MINNESOTA  CHAPTER,  1892.  —  President,  Wm.  Channing  Whitney,  Minneapo- 
lis, Minn.    Secretary,  Edwin  H.  Brown,  Minneapolis.  Minn. 

NEW  JERSEY  CHAPTER,  1900.  — President.  Hugh  Roberts,  Jersey  City,  N.J. 
Secretary,  Chas.  P.  Baldwin,  Newark,  N.  J. 

NEW  York  CHAPTER,  867.  — President,  Robt.  D.  Kohn,  New  York.  Sec- 
retary, F.gcrton  Swartwout,  New  York. 

PHILADELPHIA  CHAPTER,  1869.  — President,  John  Hall  Rankin,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.    Secretary,  Horace  Wells  Sellers,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

PITTSBURGH  CHAPTER,  1891  (formerly  W.  Pa.  Chapter).  — President,  O.  M. 

Topp,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.   Secretary,  Rich*d  Hooker,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Rhode  ISLAND  CHAPTER,  1870.  — President,  Norman  M.  Isham,  Providence, 
R.  [.    Secretary,  John  H  Cady,  Providence,  R.  I. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  CHAPTER.  1881.— President,  Geo.  B.  McDougall,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.    Secretary,  Sylvain  Schnaittacher,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Southern  California  Chapter,  1894.— President,  John  C  Austin,  Los 

Angeles.  Cal.     Secretary,  Fernand  Parmentier,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Southern  Pennsylvania  Chapter,  1909.— President,  J.  A.  Dempwolf, 
York,  Pa.    Secretary,  Miller  I.  Kast,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

St.  LOUIS  CHAPTER,  1890.  — President,  E.  C.  Klipstein,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Sec- 
retary, Wm.  H  Gruen,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  CHAPTER,  1887.— President,  T.  J.  D.  Fuller,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.     Secretary,  Ward  Brown,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Washington  State  Chapter,  1894.— President,  W.  R.  B.  Wilcox,  Seattle, 

Wash.    Secretary,  Charles  H.  Alden,  Seattle,  Wash. 
WORCESTER  CHAPTER,  1892.  — President,  Stephen  C.  Earle,  Worcester,  Mass. 
Secretary,  C.  Leslie  Chamberlain,  Worcester,  Mass. 

STATE  ASSOCIATIONS. 
Pennsylvania  State  Association,  1909.— President,  Edward  Stotz,  Pitts- 
burgh.   Secretary,  Richard  Hooker,  Pittsburgh. 


GRAND  CENTRAL  TERMINAL. 

THE  new  Grand  Central  Terminal  (Plates  XX- 
XXIX),  covering  an  area  of  thirty  blocks,  is  three 
times  larger  than  any  other  terminal.  It  is  probably  the 
largest,  and  promises  to  be  the  most  successful  combination 
of  the  esthetic  and  practical  in  city  building  yet  planned  in 
America.  Where  other  idealistic  group  plans  have  failed 
or  remained  incomplete  because  dependent  upon  appropria- 
tions by  the  city,  this  one  will  succeed  because  of  its  earn- 
ing power.  The  property  over  the  railroad  yards,  when 
leased,  will  turn  in  a  revenue  that  will  help  to  make  good 
for,  and  pay  interest  on,  the  large  amount  of  capital  involved 
in  the  terminal  and  correlated  improvements. 

Dominating  the  group  is  the  main  terminal  building.  In 
designing  this  building  the  architects  had  in  mind  an  express- 
ion of  the  old  terminal  idea,  which  is  a  gateway  to  a  city; 
hence  the  central  part  of  the  facade  is  in  the  form  of  a 
triumphal  arch  of  monumental  proportions  surmounted  by  a 
statuary  group  representing  Progress,  Mental  and  Physical 
Force.  The  style  has  something  of  the  Doric  motive, 
modified    by   the   French    Renaissance,    with    only  enough 

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RITZ-C  A R  LTON  HOTEL.  MONTREAL. 


Warren  &  Wctmore,  Architects. 


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ornamentation  to  relieve  the  severity  of  the  classic  lines. 
All  of  the  sculpture  is  after  the  design  of  Silvain  Falieres. 

The  majestic  loveliness  of  the  exterior  of  this  stupend- 
ous railway  station,  which  will  cost  $180,000,000,  and  the 
harmonious  beauty  of  its  lofty  waiting  rooms,  its  concourses 
and  of  every  part  of  it  are  obvious.  Perfection,  however,  is 
the  sum  of  many  little  things.  Comparatively  few  persons, 
outside  of  those  actively  concerned,  have  even  the  remotest 
idea  of  the  vast  amount  of  thought,  study,  skill  and  experi- 
ence that  has  been  lavished  on  every  detail  solely  to  make 
this  an  ideal  place  for  the  individual  traveler. 

The  outbound  concourse  is  the  principal  feature  of  the 
main  building.  It  is  a  magnificent  room.  Only  when 
standing  under  its  vaulted  ceiling  can  its  impressive  propor- 
tions be  appreciated.  This  ceiling  is  painted  to  represent 
the  dome  of  the  sky  with  stars,  constellations  and  signs  of 
Zodiac  plainly  shown.  It  was  designed  by  Whitney  War- 
ren, Paul  H  el  leu  and  Charles  Basing.  It  is  lighted  by  six 
enormous  dome-shaped  windows,  three  at  the  cast,  and  three 
at  the  west  end. 

On  the  concourse  are  the  facilities  usually  found  in  the 
waiting-room  of  a  railroad  station,  i.  e.,  ticket  office,  baggage- 
checking  booth,  parcel  rooms,  information  bureau,  etc.  They 
are  arranged  so  that  the  movement  of  the  traveler  is  a  pro- 
gressive one.  the  ticket  window  coming  first,  the  Pullman 
window  next,  then  the  baggage-checking  office,  and  so  on. 
No  steps  will  have  to  be  retraced.  From  the  concourse 
passengers  proceed  to  the  train  room,  which  is  reached  by 
broad  ramps  of  easy  grade,  the  difference  in  level  being  only 
three  feet.  Underneath  the  main  concourse  is  the  suburban 
concourse,  which  is  of  about  the  same  dimensions,  excepting 
as  to  the  height  of  ceiling. 

The  waiting-rooms  are  unique  in  station  construction  in 
that  they  are  designed  to  serve  as  rooms  where  travelers  may 
wait  in  comfort  and  quiet  for  the  departure  of  trains  or 
arrival  of  friends.  These  rooms  are  so  located  that  it  is 
unnecessary  to  pass  through  them  in  going  from,  or  to  trains, 
and  they  are  thus  free  from  the  hurrying  crowds. 

Adjoining  the  waiting-rooms  are  the  men's  and  women's 
rooms,  barber  shop,  lavatories,  toilets  and  dressing-rooms. 
These  last  named  are  a  great  convenience,  providing,  as  they 
do,  facilities  for  changing  one's  apparel  and  removing  the 
stains  of  travel.  Adjoining  the  concourse  on  the  suburban 
level  is  the  restaurant,  a  room  artistically  treated  with  a 
series  of  Guastavino  arches,  which  takes  its  place  as  the 
peer  of  any  restaurant  in  the  best  appointed  hotels. 

Scores  of  the  greatest  experts  among  practical  railroad 
men,  engineers  and  architects,  together  with  the  skill  and 
experience  of  the  John  Peirce  Co.,  contractors,  have  been  at 
work  for  the  last  ten  years  solving  the  problem  of  getting 
the  vast  army  of  people  to  and  fro  through  this  city  gate 
without  crowding  or  confusion. 

One  of  the  features  is  the  overhead  street,  easily  iden- 
tified in  the  illustration.  It  is  by  this  street  that  Park 
Avenue,  which  is  carried  over  Forty-Second  Street  on  a 
viaduct  and  passes  around  the  station  to  Forty-fifth  Street, 
is  made  a  continuous  north  and  south  thoroughfare,  thus 
opening  a  new  avenue  to  traffic. 

THE  LOOMIS  INSTITUTE  COMPETITION. 

TUT  recently  decided  competition  of  the  Loomis  Insti- 
tute has  opened  up  a  rather  curious  question  in  regard 
to  the  conduct  of  such  competitions.     The  program,  of  the 


usual  type,  was  drawn  by  Professor  Laird  and  contained  a 
provision  not  at  all  uncommon  in  such  programs  to  the  effect 
that  the  professional  adviser  would  make  his  report,  placing 
the  designs  in  relative  order  of  merit,  and  that  the  committee 
with  his  advice  would  then  make  the  award.  The  exact 
language  of  this  was  as  follows: 

"AWARDS.      'The  trustees  reserve  authority  to 
select  the  design  to  be  premiated.     Hut  in  recognition 
of  the  fact  that,   in  competition,  a  determination  of 
relative  merits  must  rest  solely  upon  technical  grounds, 
the  trustees  expect  to  be  guided  by  their  professional 
adviser  in  making  choice  of  the  premiated  design.  The\ 
will  therefore  give  careful  consideration  to  the  report 
of  the  adviser,  making  examination  of  the  designs  with 
his  assistance,  and  w  ill  then  proceed  to  the  selection  of 
the  architect  by  designating  them  as  'premiated'  that 
design  which  they  regard  as  the  best.    *    *    *  In 
their  study  of  the  designs  the  trustees  will  call  into 
consultation.  Professor  N.  H.  Hatchelder,  Head  Master 
of  the  Institute,  and  Mr.  Tmerson  G.  Taylor,  Secretary 
to  the  Hoard,  who  have  acted  as  consultants  in  formu- 
lating the  conditions  of  the  problem." 
The  terms  as  above  set  forth  are  generally  construed 
by  the  competing  architects  to  mean  that  the  decision  of  the 
professional  adviser  will  govern  the  selection  by  the  jury, 
and  while  programs  containing  the  provision  above  set  forth 
have  always  in  the  past  received  the  approval  of  the  Ameri- 
can Institute  of  Architects  or  of  its  chapters,  the  Loomis 
Institute  competition  was  not  thus  decided.     In   fact  the 
authors  of  the  design  which  was  originally  placed  by  the 
professional  adviser  "fourth"  were  chosen  by  the  Hoard  of 
'Trustees  as  the  architects  for  the  building.     In  other  words, 
the  use  of  the  professional  adviser  in  this  case  was  merelj 
in  the  preparation  of  the  program,  and  in  the  decision  as  to 
whether  the  mandatory  requirements  had  been  carried  out. 

We  have  no  desire  in  this  article  to  condemn  the  con- 
duct of  the  competition,  either  by  the  trustees  or  by  the 
professional  adviser  or  by  the  architects  in  the  competition, 
nor  do  the  architects  placed  first  by  the  professional  adviser 
feel  that  they  were  unfairly  dealt  with  either  by  the  win- 
ning architects  or  the  trustees;  nor  was  this  case  called  to 
the  attention  of  Architecture  by  them.  The  sole  point 
at  issue  is  as  to  w  hether  architects  should  compete  in  com- 
petitions where  the  choice  of  either  the  professional  adviser 
or  of  a  jury  of  architects  is  liable  to  be  overturned  by  one, 
or  a  committee,  of  laymen. 

In  this  particular  competition  the  reasons  for  the 
reversal  of  the  professional  adviser's  judgment  were,  as  we 
understand  them,  two:  The  first  was  that  the  trustees  con- 
sidered the  Colonial  style  more  appropriate  to  a  group  of 
school  buildings  in  Connecticut,  than  any  other,  and  Messrs. 
Haight  and  Githcns,  who  were  placed  first  by  the  pro- 
fessional adviser,  presented  a  Gothic  scheme,  while  Messrs. 
Murphy  and  Dana  presented  a  Colonial  scheme.  The 
above  consideration  should  not  have  ruled  since  a  letter  of 
inquiry,  previous  to  the  submission  of  drawings,  to  the 
adviser  elicited  the  reply  that  the  Board  of  Trustees  hail 
no  preference  as  to  style.  They  evidently  changed  their 
minds,  as  committees  are  apt  to  do,  upon  seeing  the  drawings. 
'The  second  reason  for  the  choice  of  Messrs.  Murphy  and 
Dana  was  that  the  Principal  of  the  school  considered  the 
plan  submitted  by  Murphy  and  Dana  better  adapted  to  the 
needs  of  the  school   than   that  submitted   by   Haight  and 

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Githcns.  Here  arises  the  question  as  to  whether  a  layman 
is  a  better  judge  of  plan  than  a  professional  adviser  who 
must  be  assumed  to  have  fully  acquainted  himself  with  the 
conditions  desired  and,  in  the  sections  quoted  above,  the 
board  acknowledges  definitely  that  the  professional  adviser 
should  be  the  judge. 

We  feel  and  believe  that  it  is  highly  undesirable  to  have 
untrained  opinion  overthrow  trained,  and  we  believe  that 
wherever  possible,  competitions  should  be  decided  by  either 
a  jury  of  architects  or  the  professional  adviser  finally  ami 
absolutely. 

Another  program  which  contains  a  provision  which 
seems  to  us  unfortunate  is  that  of  the  new  New  York  County 
Court  House  in  which  it  is  provided  that  the  architect  win- 
ning the  competition  need  not  be  accepted  by  the  Court  House 
Hoard,  but  may  instead  be  paid  $10,000  in  full  discharge  of 
its  obligations  to  him.  This  provision  opens  the  way  to  the 
discharge  of  the  successful  competitor,  and  the  employment 
by  the  board  of  any  incompetent  politician  it  may  choose,  and 
while  we  cannot  question  the  motives  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  Eoomis  Institute,  whatever  we  may  think  of 
their  judgment,  it  seems  extremely  unfortunate  that  the 
acceptance  of  the  w  inning  architects  in  both  these  competi- 
tions should  not  be  mandatory  upon  the  respective  boards. 


THE  MIDDLE  AGES  IN  THE  QUART  I ER. 

The  Middle  Ages  is  my  theme, 

When  we  lived  in  the  Quartier, 
The  Hal  des  Quat'z  Arts  still  a  dream. 

No  one  as  yet  a  diplome, 
The  guardien  still  pcre  Harbier, 

Ah  happy  days  across  the  sea, 
When  sometimes  one  stopped  work  for  play 

The  golden  days  of  ninety  three. 

One  still  heard  rumors  every  day. 

That  empire's  torch  again  was  lit, 
By  ce  brav  general  Boulanger, 

And   Trilby  had  not  yet  been  writ, 
Anthony  Comstock  Beranger, 

Riots  and  raids,  a  has  Dupuy, 
Such  times  ne'er  saw  Dumaurier, 

Those  golden  days  of  ninety  three. 

The  old  Mont  Blanc  has  passed  away. 

I've  sought  in  vain,  time  and  again, 
Where  we  had  many  a  midnight  fray. 

At  soixantc  trois,  la  rue  de  Seine, 
But  twenty  years  have  passed,  a  peine, 

Since  Madame  Boulet  held  her  sway, 
Hornbostel  roi  there — who  w  as  reine 

In  golden  days  of  ninety  three? 

There  Gordie  Pike  amassed  his  fat, 

And  there,  chez  lui,  Cafe  des  Arts, 
One  still  found  Casey  at  the  bat, 

Adonis  like,  breaker  of  hearts, 
Stoughton,  a  connoisseur  de  tartes, 

And  Robert  Kohn.  espece  de — Gee, 
But  there  were  men  of  brilliant  parts. 

In  golden  days  of  ninety  three. 


The  ancients,  as  old  Horace  sings, 

And  to  his  learning  I  must  bow. 
For  wisdom  drained  Pierian  Springs, 

But  Richy  Walker,  God  knows  how, 
Drew  all  his  knowledge  from  a  cow, 

While  Charley  Morris,  blvthe  anil  free. 
Wrinkled  in  vain  his  Jove  like  brow 

In  golden  days  of  ninety  three. 

Have  you  not  heard  a  French  tongue  tell. 

Of  those  whose  names  we  heard  so  oft  ? 
Weggellerickt,  'Ovarr,  'Ovell, 

Myst'rics  at  first,  in  accents  soft. 
They'd  have  done  better  if  they'd  coughed, 

They  could  pronounce  them  easily 
If  we  could  only  learn  to  spell. 

In  golden  days  of  ninety  three. 

The  Warrens  both,  jeune  and  aine, 

Who.  though  they  differed,  never  fought. 
Silent  de  Gersdofif  went  his  way, 

Denby,  who  somehow  learned  untaught, 
Flat  Philadelphia's  accent  short. 

And  Savyer,  like  a  green  bay  tree. 
Alas!  we  draw  far  from  the  port, 

Of  golden  days  in  ninety  three. 

Others  have  gone,  others  still  go, 

To  meet  Mace  de  l'Epine, 
If  he  still  rules, — 'tis  long  ago 

Since  Tallant  showed  the  old  man  gray 
How  mathematics  might  be  play. 

Some  day  again  may  our  lot  be 
To  feel  once  more  the  joyful  glow , 

The  golden  days  of  ninety  three. 

L'envoi. 

Vet  though  the  nights  sometimes  seemed  short, 

Fake  it  from  me.  oui,  moi,  Traci, 
Those  were  the  good  old  days  of  sport, 

The  golden  days  of  ninety  three. 

THE  FUTILITY  OF  SEARCH    FOR   AN   ARCH  1 
FECTURAL  ESPERANTO. 

EV ARTS  TRACY. 

A'l  brief  intervals  some  European  architect,  or  one  who 
believes  himself  to  embody  all  culture,  upon  com- 
pleting his  little  journey  through  the  United  States,  gives 
vent  to  his  disappointment  that  we  have  not  an  entirely  new 
and  individual  architecture;  something  absolutely  different 
from  the  old  world.  He  is  shocked  to  find  that  we  use  col- 
umns here,  that  we  have  cornices,  and  that  there  should  be 
any  reminiscence  of  the  past.  And  the  European  is  not 
the  only  one;  we  hear  voices  crying  in  the  wilderness,  and 
see  letters  in  the  newspapers,  and  their  burden  is  always, 
"(jive  us  something  entirely  different,  away  with  the  old." 

Now  w  e  have  begun  to  develop  a  National  Architecture 
and  shall  develop  one,  but  no  style  in  any  art  ever  sprang 
forth  at  the  will  of  an  individual,  like  Minerva  full  formed 
from  the  head  of  Jove.  Architecture  is  distinctly  analogous 
to  language,  and  architectural  style  to  literary  style.  So  we 
have  the  style  of  the  country,  the  period,  and  the  individual. 

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I  have  often  been  asked  by  a  layman,  it  I  do  not  admire 
a  certain  building,  and  it  not,  why  not.  Now  I  have  felt 
on  such  occasions  that  the  best  answer  I  could  make  was 
that  it  was  ungrammatical.  There  are  some  buildings 
which  we  cannot  parse.  And  I  see  often  many  buildings, 
which  I  might  call  entirely  faultless  in  their  grammar,  but 
with  no  style;  the  commonplace  expression  of  a  correct,  com- 
monplace mind.  These  stand  out  in  distinct  contrast  to 
the  work  of  the  stylists,  be  they  the  calm  dignified  expression 
of  their  monumental  character,  or  the  refined  and  playful 
humour  which  buildings  dedicated  to  the  lighter  side  of  life 
should  possess.  These  seekers  after  what  they  call  the  orig- 
inal in  architecture  demand  that  we  shall  abandon  all  of 
our  alphabet,  our  vocabulary,  our  grammar,  and  our  syntax. 
They  demand  that  we  shall  give  up  all  the  knowledge  that 
the  human  race  has  painfully  and  slowly  garnered  through 
thousands  of  years.  They  ask  that  we  shall  start  where  the 
first  builders  did.  The  first  architects  worthy  of  the  name 
put  up  their  buildings,  and  developed  the  different  members 
of  their  construction  after  an  intelligent  observation  of  the 
force  of  gravitation.  By  experiment,  failure,  and  success, 
they  found  the  dimensions  of  different  materials,  placed  in 
different  positions,  which  would  withstand  this  mysterious 
force.  And  we  found,  centuries  later,  when  the  theory  of 
stresses  was  developed,  that  the  laws  of  beauty  and  the  laws 
of  strength  were  the  same.  Shall  we  give  up  all  this  knowl- 
edge? Man  the  race  is  greater  than  man  the  individual, 
and  we  are  surely  safe  in  our  assumption  that  what  man,  tor 
the  entire  historic  period  has  dung  to,  is  true.  The  sporadic 
little  styles  which  have  arisen  for  a  few  years,  a  century  or 
two  perhaps,  and  then  passed  into  oblivion,  accent  the  fact 
that  the  true  remains  and  always  will  remain.  At  not  infre- 
quent intervals,  however,  it  is  announced  that  some  one 
has  invented  an  entirely  new  and  original  style,  but  when 
we  analyze  it  we  invariably  find  that  the  author,  delving 
in  the  kitchen  middens  of  past  ages,  comes  on  a  fragment 
still  bearing  traces  of  some  forgotten  decoration,  and  elab- 
orating it,  casts  it  forth  on  the  earth  as  a  new  style  and 
forsooth  his  own.  He  has  invented  it.  literally  translated, 
come  upon  it.  We  shall  go  forward,  using  as  best  we  can 
the  best  that  the  ages  have  found  out  for  us,  and  what  the 
ultcs  have  found  to  be  best  is  best.  We  shall  develop  a 
national  style  because  it  is  inevitable,  and  we  shall  do  it  with 
full  memory  of  the  past.  "No  man  can  quite  emancipate 
himself  from  his  age  and  country,  or  produce  a  model  in 
which  the  education,  the  religion,  the  politics,  usages,  and 
arts  of  his  times  shall  have  no  share.  Though  he  were 
never  so  original,  never  so  willful  and  fantastic,  he  cannot 
wipe  out  of  his  work  every  trace  of  the  thoughts  amidst 
which  it  grew.  The  very  avoidance  betrays  the  usages  he 
avoids.  Above  his  will,  and  out  of  his  sight,  he  is  neces- 
sitated, by  the  air  he  breathes,  and  the  idea  on  w  hich  he  and 
his  contemporaries  live  and  toil,  to  share  the  manner  of  his 
times,  without  knowing  what  that  manner  is." 


ARCHITECTURAL    EDUCATION    FROM  THE 
AMERICAN  STANDPOINT. 

LLOYD  W  ARREN. 

HOW  interesting  it  would  be  could  we  follow  the 
phases  of  architectural  training  through  the  Middle 
Ages!  How  inspiring  it  would  be  to  us,  who  seek  to  per- 
fect this  training  at  the  present  day,  if  we  knew  the  influences 


which  raised  the  art  from  the  crude  barrel-vault  and  block 
capital  of  the  early  Romanesque  to  the  tenuous  stone  con- 
struction and  the  florid  carv  ing  of  Troves  and  Notre  Dame 
de  Hrou! 

Nothing,  however,  is  left  to  give  us  a  hint  as  to  how 
the  science  of  the  builders  was  transmitted  from  generation 
to  generation  in  those  days.  The  mediaeval  master-builder 
has  passed  away  and  has  taken  his  secret  with  him;  scarcely 
a  document  has  remained,  and  nothing  to  inform  us  of  his 
educational  system.  The  builders  before  the  Renaissance 
were  a  vast  secret  association,  living  and  working  apart  from 
the  rest  of  the  world,  migrating  in  companies  when  one 
cathedral  was  finished  to  the  site  of  another  which  was  begin- 
ning, guarding  their  secrets  jealously,  mystic  and  tenebrous 
as  was  the  age  wherein  they  lived,  and  w  ith  that  age  they 
melted  away  before  the  brilliant  rays  of  the  Reformation 
and  the  Renaissance. 

Then  came  the  age  of  the  despots,  the  literati,  and  the 
precious;  the  pagan  worship  of  the  purely  beautiful,  which 
thrust  aside  the  expression  of  construction  as  a  thing  inele- 
gant and  barbarous,  and  summoned  the  artist  of  pure  form 
to  build  its  temple.  .V.neas  Sv  Iv  ius  and  Filippo  Strozzi  thus 
called  for  the  services  of  the  sculptors  Rossellino  and  Bene- 
detto da  Majano,  and  for  nearly  a  century  after  only  sculptors 
and  painters  occupy  themselves  with  the  design  of  monu- 
mental edifices.  Then  Pal  lad  io  and  Serlio  codify  the  science 
of  building  design  in  such  a  way  as  to  put  its  technique 
within  reach  even  of  the  inartistic  constructor;  unfold,  as  it 
were  by  machinery,  the  secrets  of  the  artist's  magic  of  form 
and  proportion,  and  create  that  phase  of  architectural  educa- 
tion which,  with  little  change,  has  come  down  to  the  present 
day. 

Thus  we  may  describe  these  phases  from  the  time  of 
the  downfall  of  Rome — traditional  through  the  Middle 
Ages;  purely  artistic  through  the  Renaissance;  and  codified 
or  systematised  thereafter. 

That  this  last  phase  still  exists  throughout  Europe  I 
believe,  but  in  America  a  new  one  is  being  rapidly  devel- 
oped which  we  cannot  but  recognize;  it  is  that  of  intensive 
specialization.  The  elements  which  now  enter  into  the  pro- 
fession of  architecture  are  so  vastly  complex  that  it  is  vir- 
tually impossible  for  one  man  to  master  them  all.  Think 
of  them  for  a  moment.  Is  it  only  necessary  that  one  be  a 
man  of  general  culture,  a  man  of  affairs  and  a  gentleman, 
for  the  public  to  hasten  automatically  to  one's  office?  If  we 
would  not  have  important  work  slip  through  our  fingers  we 
must  be  so  eminently  men  of  affairs  that  affairs  must  occupy 
the  larger  part  of  our  time  to  the  neglect  of  many  other 
things,  and  those  chiefly  artistic.  I  think  you  will  not  cavil 
if  some  one  insists  that  we  must  also  be  scientific,  and  you 
know  how  absorbing  is  the  science  of  modern  construction. 
'Then  what  place  in  all  this  is  left  for  art?  Shall  architec- 
tural design  never  be  anything  but  Palladian  colonnades? 
Shall  decoration  and  ornament  be  ever  at  the  mercy  of  some 
clay-puddler  in  a  modeller's  shop? 

In  short,  what  part  is  art  playing  in  our  profession?  I- 
it  merely  one  (if  those  confounded  things  after  another  of 
which  it  is  said  the  life  of  to-day  is  composed?  Is  it  for 
ever  to  consist  of  different  copies  of  the  splendid  motives 
which  Letarouilly  has  put  within  our  reach,  or  in  touched- 
up  reproductions  of  the  rather  mediocre  designs  of  modern 
European  publications?  Do  you  suppose  that  this  great 
land  of  ours  which  has  produced  eminent  statesmen,  writers, 

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RESTAURANT  AND  ENTRANCE  FOYER,  RITZ-CARLTON  HOTEL,  MONTREAL 


Warren  &  Wetmore,  Architects. 


March,  1913. 


ARCHITECTURE 


Plate  XXI. 


FACADE,  FORTY-SECOND  ST.,  GRAND  CENTRAL  TERMINAL,  NEW  YORK. 
WARREN  &  WETMORE  AND  REED  &  STEM,  ASSOC.  ARCHITECTS. 


March,  1913. 


ARCHITECTURE 


Plate  XXII. 


FACADE.  VANDERB1LT  AVE..  GRAND  CENTRAL  TERMINAL,  NEW  YORK. 
WARREN  &  WETMORE  AND  REED  &  STEM,  ASSOC.  ARCHITECTS. 


March,  1913. 


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Plate  XXIII. 


March,  1913 


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Plate  XXIV. 


FACADE,  DEPEW  PLACE,  GRAND  CENTRAL  TERMINAL,  NEW  YORK. 
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March,  1914. 


ARCIUTFXTrRK 


I'l.ATE  XXV. 


DETAIL,  CONCOURSE,  GRAND  CENTRAL  TERMINAL,  NEW  YORK 
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March,  1913. 


ARC  "I  I ITKCTURF. 


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orators,  and  soldiers,  cannot  also  bring  forth  its  Albcrtis  and 
its  Sansovinos?  Ami  if  they  conic  along,  what  arc  we  going 
to  do  with  them? — give  them  their  pay  by  the  week,  ami, 
as  Mr.  Cram  has  said,  "force  them  to  sketch  themselves 
into  a  grave  of  watery  deliquescence"?  What  part  shall  the 
artist  play?  Shall  it  be  a  chief  and  honourable  part,  or 
shall  it  be  that  of  the  salaried,  and  therefore  not  Indepen- 
dent, draughtsman?  There  can  be  but  one  answer  to  this: 
the  place  of  the  artist  in  the  practice  of  architecture  should 
he  second  to  no  other,  and  to  this  artist  should  be  opened 
an  education  which  will  enable  him  to  assume  that  place. 

Our  architectural  schools  up  to  the  present  have  refused 
to  accept  this  phase  of  intensive  specialization.  Twenty 
years  ago  they  differentiated  themselves  very  little  from  the 
schools  of  civil  engineering]  to-daj  thej  will  decline  not  to 
differentiate  the  scientific  from  the  artistic  in  the  profes- 
sion itself,  and  though  in  the  scientific  branch  the  instruc- 
tion is  excellent,  in  the  artistic  it  still  leaves  much  to  be 
desired,  and  students  are  not  encouraged  to  choose  one  or  the 
other  on  which  to  concentrate. 

The  realization  that  we  had  unavoidably  passed  into  this 
edueatiot  al  phase  of  intensive  specialization  came  to  me 
only  very  recently.  It  had  been  mj  fond  notion  that  all 
draughtsmen  hail  the  ambition  to  become  all-round  archi- 
tects, and  ten  years  ago  I  had  urged  Columbia  University 
to  open  a  night-school  w  ith  that  end  in  view .  Being  unable 
to  pass  this  measure  through  at  that  time,  it  was  with  great 
interest  that  I  saw  Columbia  last  year,  at  the  instigation 
of  our  Commission  on  Education,  establish  extension  courses, 
which,  taken  in  conjunction  with  the  problems  in  design  of 
the  Society  of  Beaux-Arts  Architects,  would  give  a  com- 
plete course  in  architecture.  Imagine  my  surprise,  then, 
when  I  found  that,  though  the  extension  courses  were  well 
filled,  only  two  of  this  Society's  students  were  enrolled  in 
them.  All  these  boys  were  studying  to  specialize,  each  one 
in  some  one  branch  of  architectural  practice. 

And,  after  all,  is  not  this  quite  right?  Do  we  not 
need  in  our  offices  men  highly  trained  in  each  of  the  widely 
differentiated  branches — the  sanitary  and  ventilating  experts, 
each  up-to-date  with  the  ever-improving  apparatus;  the 
w  riter  of  specifications,  keenly  alive  to  every  new  device  for 
good  and  economical  construction  ;  the  landscape  gardener 
w  ith  a  minute  knowledge  of  plants  and  trees  to  protect  the 
client  from  the  florists'  extravagances? 

All  this  we  are  producing,  but  what  is  horrible  is  that 
we  are  rapidly  producing,  too,  an  artisan  designer  who  in 
knowledge  of  plan  and  of  composition  excels  the  architect, 
his  employer!  Just  stop  a  moment  to  realize  what  this 
means:  the  architect,  that  is,  the  man  of  culture,  of  affairs, 
and  the  gentleman,  is  ceasing  to  be  the  artistic  inspiration 
of  the  work  signed  by  his  name,  and  soon  the  architect's 
office  will  be  the  mill,  run  by  a  business  man,  where  art 
occupies  a  nameless  and  salaried  position.  The  result  of 
such  a  condition  may  have  the  quality  of  opportunism;  but 
surely,  where  the  artist  is  not  in  authority,  his  work  can 
never  rise  to  genius. 

We  cannot  manufacture  geniuses,  but  we  can  give 
them  an  opportunity  to  develop.  We  cannot  develop  the 
genius  simply  by  the  T  square  and  triangle;  his  every 
a-sthetic  instinct  must  be  aroused  and  given  play.  Rosellino 
and  Benedetto  did  not  produce  the  marvels  in  Pienza  and 
Florence  because  they  had  technique  in  architectural  draw- 
ing, but  because  they  were  artists,  primarily  sculptors,  and 


who  knows  whether  they  were  cither  gentlemen  or  men  of 
affairs? 

The  technique  of  architectural  drawing  is  all  vcrv 
well,  the  principles  of  planning  and  the  composition  of 
facade  are  essential ;  but  what  is  of  overwhelmingly  impor- 
tance is  to  offer  to  the  genius  who  may  arise  the  possibil- 
ities of  developing  himself  by  practice  in  the  three  allied 
arts.  Our  universities  must  admit  plastic  art  in  their  cur- 
ricula; they  must  realize  that  the  artistic  side  of  our  profes- 
sion can  onlv  be  developed  in  an  art  school  ;  or  America  to 
the  end  of  time  w  ill  unfeelingly,  and  w  ithout  understanding, 
reproduce  Palladia!]  colonnades  and  eighteenth-century  orna- 
ment ad  nauseam. 


I  NF.  NEW  YORK  SKYSCRAPER. 

A FRENCH  engineer,  a  visiting  member  of  the  recent 
International  Congress  of  Engineers,  viewing  New 
York  from  the  fifty-fifth  floor  of  the  Woolworth  Building, 
8()5  feet  above  the  rock  foundation,  said,  "To  the  Seven 
Wonders  of  the  World  you  Yankees  w  ill  soon  add  an  eighth, 
the  1,000  foot  building!"  Ami  a  Yankee  engineer  said. 
"We  surely  can,  no  doubt  we  shall. 

Curiously  enough  the  Seven  Wonders  of  the  ancients 
were  all  works  of  engineering. 

1.  The  walls  and  gardens  of  Babylon. 

2.  The  Pharos  and  harbor  works  of  Alexandria. 
The  pyramids  of  Egypt. 

4.  The  temple  and  statue  of  Zeus  at  Athens. 

5.  The  Colossus  of  Rhodes. 

0.    The  mausoleum  of  Halicarnassus. 

7.    The  Temple  of  Artemis  at  Ephesus. 

The  first  two  are  now  but  a  clay  mound,  a  rocky  reef 
and  a  memory.  Only  the  third  still  compels  the  admiration 
of  the  world.  Of  the  seventy-five  Egyptian  pyramids  the 
tallest,  that  of  Cheops,  measures  but  450  feet,  about  one- 
half  of  the  height  from  which  the  French  engineer  looked 
dow  n  not  on  "forty  centuries"  but  two  centuries  of  civiliza- 
tion. Two  hundred  years  ago  the  lower  end  of  Manhattan 
Island  presented  to  the  view  a  few  hundred  huts,  barns  and 
cottages  on  a  shady,  marshy  ridge  of  rock,  the  tallest  struc- 
ture not  over  fifty  feet  high. 

At  the  present  time  the  annual  expenditure  for  engi- 
neering work  in  and  about  New  York  is  equal  to  that  of  all 
the  rest  of  the  world  combined.  The  most  striking  ev  idence 
of  this  wealth  and  volume  of  engineering  industry  is  the 
skyscraper,  looming  up  higher  and  ever  higher.  During  the 
single  year  1911  fourteen  skyscrapers  of  sixteen  stories  or 
higher  were  projected  at  an  average  cost  of  $1,500,000. 
During  the  five  years  1900-1 1  about  sixty  buildings  of  fifteen 
stories  or  more  were  designed,  costing  a  total  of  about 
$70,000,000. 

The  official  building  statistics  of  Greater  New  York 
show  an  expenditure  of  over  a  billion  dollars  on  building 
construction  in  the  past  five  years.  A  dozen  skyscrapers  a 
year  is  the  present  pace  in  New  York,  meaning  by  a  sky- 
scraper a  building  at  least  sixteen  stories  high,  for  nothing 
less  is  now  able  to  show  its  silhouette  against  the  sky  in 
lower  New  York  and  merit  the  title  of  skyscraper. 

The  tall  building  has  been  explained  as  a  scientific  evo- 
lution, as  a  product  of  economic  stress  and  scarcity  of  land. 
It  has  been  admired,  scoffed  at,  been  justified  and  con- 
demned. It  has  been  likened  to  the  castle  of  the  robber 
baron.    But  I  am  not  aware  that  it  has  been  recognized  for 

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what  it  is  anil  will  be  to  posterity,  namely,  the  material 
expression  of  the  American  of  this  generation. 

Just  .as  the  Egyptian  left  his  mark,  signed  his  name  and 
gave  the  impress  of  his  character  to  posterity  in  the  pyramid, 
so  is  the  American  character  and  civilization  symbolized  in 
the  skyscraper  building.  Seventy-live  pyramids  testifv  to  tin- 
life  of  ancient  Kgypt,  despotic,  impassive,  calm;  and  seventy- 
five  rivals  to  the  Woolworth  Building  will  arise  to  testify 
to  the  American  individuality,  ambitious,  assertive,  successful. 

Following  for  a  few  moments  the  material  evolution 
of  the  American  tall  building  we  note  that  the  practical 
limit  of  height  in  brick  and  masonry  construction  was  reached 
about  1870  in  New  York,  when  walls  and  piers  became  so 
thick  as  seriouslv  to  reduce  the  light  by  reason  of  the  thick- 


ness of  the  masonry.  Previous  to  this  time  the  records  of 
the  Building  Department  show  but  few  buildings  over  eight 
stories  in  height.  The  heavy  walls  and  piers  encouraged 
architects  to  use  the  traditional  Roman  and  Romanesque 
styles,  anil  it  was  a  generation  before  the  evolution  of  light, 
strong  steel  construction  shook  off  this  incubus  of  clumsy 
rock  studded  with  fossil  architectural  forms. 

In  1880  two  nine  story  buildings  were  erected,  costing 
$525,000.  In  1881  with  the  development  and  appreciation 
of  elevator  service  and  the  introduction  of  iron  and  later 
steel  beams  the  record  shows  two  ten  story  buildings  and 
four  nine  story  buildings.  In  1882  an  eleven  story  building 
was  attempted.  The  thirteen  story  building  did  not  arrive 
until  1889 — the  Pulitzer  Building.  188  feet  high,  the  fir-t 

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>1 ,000, 000  structure,  and  designed  to  be  fireproof,  as  the 
term  was  then  understood. 

In  1891  a  lite  insurance  company  projected  a  fifteen 
story  building  of  skeleton  construction,  ami  the  limit  of 
height  of  this  form  of  building  began  to  be  approached. 
The  Moors  and  roof  were  now  frankly  supported  on  metal 
beams  and  columns,  and  it  was  but  a  step  from  placing 
columns  against  the  walls  to  placing  them  in  the  walls  and 
making  the  walls  non-bearing,  that  is  screen  or  curtain 
walls.  The  practical  limit  with  this  form  of  construction  is 
about  eighteen  stories,  first  reached  in  1<S('4. 

With  the  introduction  of  cheap  structural  steel  and  the 
improved  methods  of  fireproofing  which  have  kept  pace 
with  growth  in  altitude,  the  engineer  and  the  housesmith 
,  have  perfected  a  new  type  of  building — a  structure  which  is 
organic,  which  is  a  unit,  and  which  has  a  skeleton  covered 
by  a  masonry  sheathing  or  skin. 

But  masonry  is  not  an  appropriate  material  to  make  a 
skin  out  of.  It  is  essential!)  a  bearing,  a  supporting  mate- 
rial. It  is  useful  in  mass,  not  in  sheets.  A  skin  covering 
is  not  a  mass,  it  is  of  the  nature  of  a  membrane.  And  that 
is  why  some  of  the  sk\ scrapers  w  ith  their  "masonry  veneer" 
are  so  incongruous.  Masonry  possesses  none  of  the  logical 
attributes  or  qualities  of  a  skin  covering.  Something  better 
is  coming. 

From  the  practical  point  of  view  the  American  building 
is  peculiarly  logical.  It  is  an  articulated  structure.  The 
theory  of  its  design  permits  of  the  rapid  assembling  from  stan- 
dard elements  of  a  building  of  any  volume  to  fit  any  condi- 
tion or  any  location.    Indeed  the  American  building  is  s() 


superior,  that  like  American  bridges  it  has  been  exported 
to  Africa,  Turkey  and  South  America,  and  could  win  even 
in  London  and  Paris  were  it  not  that  English  and  French 
architects,  of  all  professions  the  most  conservative,  are  in  the 
thrall  of  a  heritage  of  beautiful  forms  which  are  out  of 
keeping  with  the  vigorous  new  structural  evolution  beyond 
the  seas. 

The  skyscrapers  are  now  in  their  second  generation. 
Two  notable  earlier  ones,  in  New  York  the  twenty  story 
Gillender  Building  and  in  Chicago  the  Rand  &  McNally 
Building,  have  given  place  to  taller  structures  of  a  better 
type,  though  as  far  as  structural  stability  is  concerned  they 
have  continued  to  stand  indefinitck . 

Wood  and  masonry  will  have  \  ielded  place  to  steel  with 
concrete  as  its  adjunct,  and  other  superior  materials  and 
methods  will,  no  doubt,  be  evolved  with  the  passing  of  the 
wars,  so  that  perhaps  by  I'M)  we  shall  be  well  on  the  way 
toward  construction  in  which  no  wood  or  stone  forms  an\ 
part  whatsoever.  Building,  once  a  trade,  the  avocation  of 
kings,  taught  as  an  art  by  rule  of  thumb,  hidebound  in 
masonic  tradition,  is  now  free  to  call  the  most  gifted  devo- 
tees of  the  abstract  and  pure  sciences  to  its  service,  and  it  is 
beginning  daily  to  do  so  more  and  more. 

And  what  will  it  look  like?  We  may  rest  assured 
first  of  all  that  it  will  look  like  what  it  is,  will  be  without 
pretence,  logical,  direct  and  frank.  By  1950  European 
architectural  tradition  will  have  lost  in  great  part  its  hold 
on  American  architects.  The  structure  will  express  itself. 
The  wind  braces  will  often  show   forth    for  what  they  are 

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with  the  virility  ami  strength  of  buttresses  on  a  Gothic 
cathedral. 

One  will  enjoy  these  firm,  graceful  lines,  feel  glad  that 
they  are  there  and  rejoice  in  their  strength.  Win  did  tho>. 
Americans  of  1012  hide  them  in  heavy  stone  and  brick 
covering?  As  logically  might  a  taxidermist  cover  the  fine 
strong  lines  of  a  greyhound's  skeleton  with  oyster  shells, 
because  biological  tradition  connects  hounds  and  mollusks  on 
the  evolution  theory  of  Darw  in. 

And  to  what  purpose  could  the  space  in  such  a  great 
building  be  applied?  Will  aeroplanes  land  0:1  the  pinnacle? 
Does  a  ship  land  on  a  projecting  cape  or  promontory  exposed 
to  every  gust  that  blows?  Aerial  navigators  will  land  in 
the  lee  of  the  upper  shaft,  protected  from  the  wind  by  it,  if 
any  such  development  comes  to  pass. 

The  upper  shaft  might  well  be  used  as  a  hotel,  the  body 
of  the  building  for  commercial  offices.  Such  a  1950  "See 
ing  New  York"  hotel  would  offer  light,  air,  cxclusiveness 
and  a  panorama  of  the  valley  of  the  Hudson  and  New  York 
harbor  that  would  make  the  best  1012  hotel  banal  and  com- 
monplace in  comparison. 

Would  it  pay?  It  will!  The  Eiffel  Tower  cost  over 
a  million  dollars  and  practically  paid  for  itself  the  first  year, 
1889.  What  is  the  Paris  of  1889  to  the  New  York  of  1950 
as  a  sightseeing  city;  and  then  the  Eiffel  Tower  had  no 
possibility  of  hotel  or  office  revenues  as  a  constant  income. 
The  tallest  building  in  New  York — on  the  globe — will 
always  pay.  Such  a  wonder  of  the  modern  world  will  rival 
the  Pyramids  as  a  perennial  marvel,  and  it  can  be  built  as 
everlasting  as  they. 


TIIK  QUANTITY  SURVEYOR. 

H    E.  HUNTINGTON. 

' '  A  N  English  institution  in  the  building  trades  w  hich 
-aA.  undoubtedly  will,  sooner  or  later,  become  estab- 
lished here  and  elsewhere  is  the  'quantity  surveyor.'  The 
quantity  surveyor  is  a  very  useful  member  of  society,  solving 
many  problems  which  still  puzzle  us.  He  is  absolutely  an 
Knglish  institution,  and  has  been  there  indefinitely.  We 
sadly  need  him;  he  is  the  best  thing  Kngland  could  give  us 
in  the  building  trades. 

"It  is  the  quantity  surveyor  who  makes  an  itemized 
bill  of  ever)  particle  of  material  which  is  to  be  included  in 
the  building,  and,  along  with  it.  makes  out  a  statement  of 
what,  in  Kngland,  are  called  'labors.'  These  are  detailed 
statements  of  all  the  operations  which  each  craftsman 
employed  must  use  in  order  to  produce  the  desired  result. 
If,  for  instance,  bricks  are  to  be  laid  in  an  ornamental  pat- 
tern, the  extra  work  thus  involved  is  carefully  considered 
and  estimated  accurately.  These  quantity  surveyors'  bills 
go  into  the  most  minute  detail,  considering  even  each  mitre 
in  a  plaster  molding. 

"In  America,  when  the  builders  are  bidding  on  a  con- 
tract, each  one  'takes  out'  for  himself,  making  for  himself  a 
more  or  less  accurate  set  of  quantities.'  In  Kngland  the 
'quantity  surveyor'  is  the  only  one  who  does  this,  and  he 
does  it  accurately  and  completely,  thereby  saving  endless 
labor.  This  plan  also  assures  the  fact  that  all  the  bidders 
are  bidding  on  the  same  thing,  thus  eliminating  the  occur- 
rence, all  too  frequent  in  this  country,  of  instances  where 
men  bid  low  because  their  estimators  have  forgotten  to 
include  something.  This  is  a  protection  to  the  builder, 
therefore,  as  well  as  to  the  owner,  and  it  is  especially  a 


protection  to  the  owner,  for  any  reasonable  owner  must  feel 
•<uie  that  when  a  builder  makes  an  error  of  this  kind  he  will 
make  it  up  in  some  way. 

"It  is  therefore  apparent  that  the  quantity  surveyor 
must  be  very  conversant  with  prices,  and  also  he  is  the  sole 
arbiter  of  the  price  to  be  paid  for  any  work  done  on  a 
building  for  which  no  price  is  mentioned  in  the  contract. 
We  will  say,  for  example,  that  I,  as  builder,  find  oak 
screens  specified  in  my  bill,  and  you,  the  owner,  later  decide 
upon  mahogany  screens.  The  quantity  surveyor  will  at 
once  settle  upon  what  the  difference  in  price  is  to  be,  com- 
paring the  cost  of  mahoganv  with  the  original  figures  of  the 
value  of  the  oak.  This  is  worked  out  upon  a  basis  which 
is  absolutely  fair  to  the  owner  as  well  as  to  the  builder. 
At  the  completion  of  the  job  the  quantitv  siirvevor  makes  his 
detailed  valuation  of  every  alteration  which  has  been  made 
in  the  original  plan,  thus  leaving  every  one  satisfied. 

"Indeed,  the  surveyor  fills  a  very  useful  niche,  which 
in  this  country  remains  vacant.  The  American  owner  is 
afraid  to  change  his  plan,  once  the  contracts  have  been 
signed  for  certain  specifications.  An  alteration  from  oak  to 
mahoganv  in  the  construction  of  his  screens  might  afford  a 
peg  on  which  to  hang  a  claim  that  he  has  broken  the  con- 
tract. The  existence  of  the  quantitv  siirvevor  gives  a  cer- 
tain elasticity  to  English  building  operations  which  is  missing 
here.  It  is  possible  in  Kngland  to  build  exactly  as  one  likes, 
changing  and  improving  as  one  goes  along,  while  in  the 
United  States  such  a  course  is  recognized  as  dangerous." 


SCHOOL  BUILDING  C< )M PETITION. 

MR.  WALTER  COOK,  the  president  of  the  Ameri- 
can Institute  of  Architects,  relates  in  the  American 
School  Board  Journal  some  experiences  of  school  building 
competitions  which  certain  of  our  educational  authorities 
might  digest  with  profit.  Here  in  America,  such  bodies 
with  no  very  high  sense  of  duty  or  clear  understanding  of 
their  functions,  are  sometimes  apt  to  forget  that  the  onlv 
thing  which  their  members  can  properly  keep  in  mind  is  the 
best  interest  of  the  community.  They  seem  to  consider  the 
designing  and  supervision  of  a  new  building  as  a  sort  of 
prize  to  be  striven  for  by  the  architects — as  if  it  were  a  piece  of 
meat  thrown  out  to  be  scrambled  and  fought  for  by  a  pack 
of  hungry  dogs.  This  point  of  view  might  have  a  certain 
reasonable  aspect  if  we  could  lose  sight  of  the  fact  that  the 
ability  to  produce  an  attractive  design  on  paper  is  only  one 
part  of  the  architect's  work — only  partially  related  to  his 
ability  as  the  constructor  of  a  building.  Only  too  often  this 
incompetence  fails  to  fulfil  the  expectations  raised  by  the 
drawings',  either  as  to  beauty  or  utility.  And,  the  cases  in 
which  even  the  drawings  are  made  not  by  the  architect,  but 
for  the  architect  are,  unfortunately,  not  altogether  unknown. 

A  number  of  years  ago  the  Board  of  Education  of  a 
thriving  city  in  one  of  the  Middle  States  was  confronted 
with  the  problem  of  a  new  school  building.  Upon  deciding 
to  have  a  competition  for  the  selection  of  an  architect,  the 
members  of  the  board  retained  Mr.  Cook  as  professional 
adviser.  Their  first  statement  was  that  "public  opinion 
demanded  that  all  should  have  a  chance."  When  the  dan- 
gers of  this  course  was  pointed  out  to  them,  and  competition 
between  a  limited  number  of  architects  of  proved  ability  was 
recommended,  they  finally,  with  perhaps  some  reluctance, 
agreed  to  a  compromise.  'The  competition  was  advertised, 
and  the  announcement  was  mad'"  that  anv  architect  desiring 


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to  compete  should  submit  his  name  and  qualifications  to  the 
board.  From  these  names  a  number,  not  to  exceed  fifteen, 
who  seemed  to  promise  the  best  showing,  were  to  be  allowed 
to  compete,  and  no  other.  The  competition  proceeded  in 
due  course,  one  of  the  competitors  was  appointed,  and  the 
schoolhouse  was  built. 

Some  years  afterwards  the  same  board  had  another 
schoolhouse  to  build,  and  again  consulted  Mr.  Cook.  "We 
have  concluded,"  they  said  to  him,  "that  you  were  right  in 
your  advice.  For  this  competition  we  are  only  going  to 
invite  five  or  six  architects,  all  of  whom  we  know  are  good 
men,  and  whom  we  shall  pay  for  their  services."  The  com- 
petition was  held,  and  it  happened  that  the  winner  was  the 
same  architect  who  had  built  the  former  school.  Again, 
some  years  later,  a  third  school  was  to  be  erected.  The 
Hoard  of  Education  then  decided  that,  even  though  the 
results  of  the  former  competitions  had  been  successful,  a 
competition  in  this  case  was  neither  necessary  nor  desirable; 
and  the  same  architect  was  again  appointed.  Thus,  knowl- 
edge was  gained  by  experience,  to  the  advantage  of  all  con- 
cerned, and  the  saving  of  much  useless  and  unpaid  labor  to 
architects. 


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WHITE 

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Is  the  choicest  of  American  build- 
ing stones.  Weathering  will  not 
disfi»ure  it  Time  mellows  its 
whiteness  to  an  ivory  tint  like 
ancient  marble.  Why  waste  money 
on  transient  stones?  Hard  wick 
White  Granite  will  keep  its  beauty 
for  a  century.  It  offers  an  invest- 
ment that  will  not  depreciate. 
Quarried  only  by  us. 

WooDBtJRY  Granite  Co. 
Hardwick,  Vt. 
mr.  george  h.  bickfor1) 

General  Manager 


Our    CONSULTATION  DEP'T 
is   at    your   service — concerning    the  style 
treatment  and  finish   of   Engravings  best 
adapted  to  illustrate,  in  one  or  more 
colors,  to  the  most  economical  and 
other   advantages,    your  Booklets 
and   Advertisemets,  etc. 

GATCHEL  &  MANNING 

DESIGNKRS  and  ENGRAVERS  in  one  or  more  colors 

PHILADELPHIA 

SIXTH  and  CHESTNUT  STS. 


The  Granolithic  Platforms 
and  Interior  Cement  Floors 


in  the 


Grand  Central  Terminal 

illustrated  in  this  issue 
were  laid  by 

Harrison   &  Meyer 

1  182  Broadway 
New  York  City 


J.  Livingston  &  Co.,  Inc. 


CONTRACTING,  ELECTRICAL 

 AND  

MECHANICAL  ENGINEERS 


70  East  45th  Street 
New  York 


Contractors  for   Electrical  Installation  in 
Grand  Central  Terminal 


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f>7 


"Target-and- Arrow"  Roofing  Tin 


Kin.  A.    Showing  the  sheets  in  position  before  seam  is  hammered  down  and 
soldered.    One  cleat  also  shown  (magnified)  with  faint  lines 
indicating  the  various  folds  of  tin  in  the  seam. 


How  to  A  pply  Tin  Roofing  with  Flat  Scams 

These  illustrations  show  the  method  of  forming  the  scams. 


the  scam  hammered  down  and  soldered,  locking  the 
Fib.  B    Sheets  of  tin  put  together  in  long  lengths  c,eat  firmly  into  the  seam.    One  end  of  the  cleat 

with  edges  turned  ready  to  lay  on  the  roof.  '»  lu"*td  over  the  nail  heads  to  prevent 

scratching  the  under  side  of  the  tin. 

Flat-seam  tin  roofing  is  well  suited  for  covering  any  surface  from  flat  to  vertical.  The 
adaptability  of  tin  roofing  for  covering  curved  and  irregular  surfaces  is  well  known. 

The  durability  of  "Target-and- Arrow"  roofing  tin,  our  old-time  specialty,  is  equally  well 

know  n  among  those  w  ho  have  had  long  experience  in  the  industry.  We  continue  to  furnish  in 
this  brand,  roofing  tin  of  the  same  remarkable  durability  obtained  in  our  product  for  more  than 
fifty  years. 

Full  instructions,  illustrated,  showing  methods  of  applying  tin  rooting,  will  he  sent  to  any  one  on  request. 

Architects  and  their  draftsmen  can  obtain  from  us  a  valuahle  little  six-inch  celluloid-edge  boxwood  scale  as  a  useful 
little  reminder  of  "  Target-and-Arrow"  roofing  tin.  We  want  to  hear  from  any  architect  who  is  not  equipped  with  one  of 
these  well-known  scales. 

N.  &  G.  TAYLOR  CO.,  of  Philadelphia 

The  Pioneer  American  Tin  Plate  House  Established  1810 


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Bayley  &  Sons 
"Equalite"  Glass 


"  Equalite"  is  a  direct 
system  of  lighting 
that  absorbs  and  de- 
flects enough  light  to 
equalize  the  direct 
light  with  the  indirect 
reflection  from  the 
ceiling,  thereby  irain- 
iny;  the  good  effects 
of  both.  The  result 
is  a  soft,  diffusive 
glow,  restful  to  the 
eye,  and  without 
shadow. 

In  li^ht  efficiency, 
eye  comfort  and 
_  beauty  of  design, 
"  Equalite"  glass  is  the  nearest  to  perfection 
so  far  obtained  in  equal  lighting  effects. 

Special  attention  to  special  designs. 
We  design  and  make  the  entire  fixture. 

BAYLEY  &  SONS 

105-109  Vanderveer  St.,  BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 

Show  Room,  36  West  28th  St.,  New  York 
McKENNEY  &  WATERBURY.  Bo.ton  Representative. 


LIGNI  SALVOR 


The 


Chalet"  Restaurant,  Long  Island  City. 
Jackson  &  Chambers,  Architects. 


LI  GIM I -SALVOR,  Best  Wood  Preserver,  (Registered)  i«  »n 
antiseptic  compound,  jnd  is  used  in  m  capacities,  for  "INSIDE  WOOD- 
WORK" and  for  '"  OUTSIDE  WOOD  WORK." 
"INSIDE  WOODWORK." 

It  creates  a  beautiful,  natural,  oil  finish,  either  in  a  "  FLAT  EFFECT."  (brown),  or  a 
wax-like  "  DULL  GLOSS."  by  simply  applying  one,  or  three  coats,  respectively.  It  takes 
the  place  of  wax  or  varnish.  It  is  unsurpassed  for  ceilings,  beams,  trusses,  braces,  panels, 
doors,  wainscoting,  pews,  choir  stalls,  seatings.  and  all  other  interior  trim.  For 
FLOORS  "  it  is  elegant.  It  is  not  affected  by  water,  and  will  not  show  heel  marks. 
"OUTSIDE  WOODWORK." 
It  is  easily  applied.  It  requires  no  skilled  labor,  no  expensive  plant,  no  lengthy  preparations; 
ONLY  A  BRUSH.  "SHINGLES"  are  dipped,  and  when  laid,  given  a  heavy  brush  coat. 
"  SLEEPERS  AND  TIES"  are  given  a  bath.  It  soaks  readily  into  the  wood.  Unlike  paint, 
it  leaves  the  pores  open;  prevents  rot  or  decay,  and  combines  serviceability  and  beauty  if 
applied  thoroughly.  It  weathers  prettily.  Is  largely  specified  for  dwellings,  churches,  hospi- 
tals, railroad  depots,  sheds,  stables,  boathouses.  and  other  wooden  structures  exposed  to 
climatic  changes.  Nothing  like  it  for  impregnating  SLEEPERS  to  he  imbedded  in  cement. 
Comes  in  one  color  (brown)  only,  and  one  gallon  covers  about  300  square  feci  of  dressed 
lumber,  hi  <htapntn  atrial*  t*  all  buii  ttrt.  It  saves  ixpense.  Three  coats  are  required. 
Send  for  particulars  and  full  directions. 

W VI .  MENZEL  &  SON,  Sole  Agents 
68  Broad  Street,  New  York 


Ask  Any  Famous  Architect- 

what  he  thinks  of  "Koh-i-noor" 

Pencils  and  Tracing  Cloth.  He 
will  tell  you  they  are  without  a 
peer.  The  great  architects, 
almost  without  exception,  use 
"Koh-i-noor"  Pencils  and  "Koh-i- 
noor"  Tracing  Cloth  because 
they  find  them  more  satisfactory 
in  every  way  than  other  makes — 
because  high-grade  work  must  be 
done  with  high-grade  materials. 


"Koh-i-noor"  Pencils  rarely  ever  break,  thereby 
saving  much  time,  labor  and  annoyance.  The  gentle, 
smooth  touch  of  the  "  Koh-i-noor"  leads  makes 
writing  a  pleasure.  "Koh-i-noor"  Pencils  cost  10 
cents  each,  are  made  in  17  degrees,  and  w  ill  outlast  six 
ordinary  pencils.    Just  try  one. 

"Koh-i-noor"  Tracing  Cloth  is  made  in  rolls  24 
yards  long  and  30-36-40-42-48  and  54  inches  wide. 
Miniature  sample  rolls  free  on  request  to 

L.  &  C.  HARDTMUTH,  Makers 

London.  Eng.,  and  34  East  23rd  Street,  New  York  City 


"Austin"  Okcan  in  Aioitorium.  City  Hall.  Portland,  Mk. 
Carrere  &  Hastings,  Architects. 


We  have  built  more  large  organs  than 
any  firm  in  America,  and  the  output 
of  the  smaller  instruments  is  enor- 
mous.   See  our  list,  grouped  by  States. 


Austin  Organ  Company 


85  Woodland  Street, 


Hartford,  Conn. 


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x  x  i  i  i 


o 


Brown  Apartments, 
Portland,  Maine. 

A  reinfects : 

John  Calvin  Stevens, 
John  Howard  Stevens. 


Economical  on  Small  Roofs,  Too 

have  been  advertising  Barrett  Specification  Roofs  with  illustrations  of  enor- 
™  »     mous  buildings  and  manufacturing  plants  where  the  roof  areas  run  as  hiyh  as 
a  million  square  feet.    In  such  cases,  scientific  estimates  of  the  unit  cost  are  made, 
that  is,  the  cost  per  square  foot  per  year  of  service.    Such  calculations  simply  com- 
pel the  adoption  of  this  t\pe  of  roofing. 

The  owner  of  an  ordinary  building,  like  that  illustrated  above,  with  a  roof  area  of  a  few  thousand 
s.juare  feet,  also  saves  money  by  adopting  Barrett  Specification  Roofs. 

There  is  very  little  difference  in  unit  cost  between  a  big  roof  and  a  little  one  of  this  type,  and  the 
slight  difference  is  completelv  submerged  in  the  big  gap  between  the  COM  of  this  and  the  next  most 
economical  roofing  —  /.  e.  Barrett  Specification  Roofs  are  so  much  more  economical  per  year  of 
service  than  any  other  kind  that  a  simple  examination  of  the  figures  would  compel  their  use  if  they 
cost  50  V  more  than  they  do. 

As  manufacturers  of  coal  tar  pitch  and  felt,  we  are  in  erested  in  the  success  of  this  type  of  roofing. 
We,  therefore,  have  made  the  Barrett  Specification  standard  in  the  trade  in  order  to  protect  owners 
and  architects  against  poor  workmanship  and  materials  and  insure  maximum  service  at  minimum 
cost. 

Cof>\  tf  The  Barrett  Spfcifieeition  will  /»'  Sitit  free  on  request. 

BARRETT  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY 

St 


Special  Note 

We  advise  incorporat- 
ing in  plans  the  full 
wording  of  The  Barren 
Specification,  in  order 
toavoidany  misunder- 
standing. 

If  any  abbreviated 
form  is  desired,  how- 
ever, the  following  is 
suggested  : 

ROOFING-Shall  be 
a  Barrett  Specification 
Roof  laid  as  directed 
in  printed  Specifica- 
tion, revised  August 
15,  1911,  using  the 
materials  specified, 
and  subject  to  the 
inspection  require- 
ment. 


New  York  Chicago 
Cincinnati 

The  Patkrm>\  Mfg  Co. 


Philadelphia  Boston  St.  Louis  Cleveland  Pittsburgh 

Kansas  City  Minneapolis  Seattle  Corey,  Ala. 

Limited. — Montreal    Torontc    Winnipeg    Vancouver    St.  John,  N.  B.    Halifax,  N.  S. 


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Roof  of  E.  J.  Johnson's  Old  European  Method. 
Graduated  lengths,  random  widths. 


Special  Features  in  Roof  Slates 

COLORS— Black,  (ireen,  Purple 
and  Red,  with  variations  in 
shades  and  mottled  effects.  Our 
Old  European  Style  of  Slate  Roofing 
specially  produced  by  us,  includes 
varying  colors  and  shades  with  gradua- 
ted exposures  and  thicknesses  from 
greatest  at  eave  to  smallest  at  ridt^e, 
with  random  widths.  With  approxi- 
mate estimated  outlay  iriven  us  we 
will  furnish  a  suitable  layout  with  sug- 
gestions as  to  colors.  Slate  Roofs  of 
character  and  striking  individuality  are 
made  possible  with  our  ow  n  produc- 
tions. 

We  invite  inquiries  from  Architects. 


E.  J.  JOHNSON 

Producer  of 

"Out-of-the-Ordinary" 

ROOF  SLATES 

38  Park  Row       -      -       New  York 


Structural  Slate        Slate  Blackboards 


IOJ  PARK  AVENUE.  NEW  YORK. 
4J  KING  STREET  WEST,  TORONTO 


Casement  Water  Excluding  Bar 

(Peters  Patent) 

Most  perfect  ever  invented  (or  casement  windows  opening  inward.  Suitable 
(or  old  or  new  sashes  and  doors.    Cut  shows  sill  plan  of  casement  window. 

Efficient,  Tried  and  Tested 

This  bar  is  formed  of  crescent  shaped  metal  which 
moves  up  and  down  when  closing  or  opening  sashes. 
Ki>;ht  side  sash  is  fitted  with  a  special  hook  which 
strikes  bar  and  moves  it  into  position.  Simple.  Cannot 
get  out  of  order.    Easily  applied.    Write  for  circular. 


J.  S.  GILLESPIE 

Room  1256,  200  5th  Avenue,       -       -       -    NEW  YORK 


ARC1  IITI'XTURE 


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Lincrusta-Walton 

Solid  Relief  Decorations 


No.  277— HERALDIC  DESIGN. 

DADOS,  FRIEZES,  ORNAMENTS 
AND  PANELS  IN  GREAT  VARIETY 

 SUITABLE  FOR  

Dining  Rooms,  Halls,  Vestibules,  Hotels, 
Offices,  Club  Houses,  Yachts,  Churches,  etc. 

=MANUFACTURED    SOLELY  BY= 

FR.  BECK  &  CO. 

Seventh  Avenue  and  29th  Street 


Tapestrolea  Treatments 

of  Burlaps  and  Canvases 

for  Decorative  Purposes 

ARTISTIC  CANVASES 

WALL  DECORATIONS 

DRAPERIES 

SCREENS 

FRIEZES 

Decorators  and  architects  will  find  a  collec- 
tion of  great  value,  especially  for  interiors, 
hotels,  clubs  and  public  buildings. 

Our  Artist  will  co-operate  with  Architects 
and  Decorators  in  planning  and  arranging 
decorative  schemes. 


SttM/>it  Booh  FurnishtJ  Upon  Rt</urst 


RICHTER  MFG.  CO. 

TENAFLY,  N.  J. 

NEW  YORK  SALESROOM,  131  East  Twenty-third  Street 
CHICAGO,  64  East  Lake  Street 


One  of  several  is  ft  Garden  Benches  erected  by  us  on  the  estate  of 
J.  J.  Chapman,  Esq.,  Barrytown.  N.  Y. 
Charlrt  A.  Plait,  Architect. 

Our  models  are  executed  in  "Pompeian 
Stone,"  the  trade  name  for  the  artificial  stone 
that  we  manufacture,  and  will  withstand  the 
elements,  being  practically  indestructible. 

A  visit  to  our  studio  and  an  examination  of 
our  I  500  models  will  prove  worth  while.  You 
will  find  perfect  reproductions  of  Old  World 
Masterpieces  and  a  splendid  collection  of  orig- 
inal designs. 

Let  us  send  you  our  handsome  catalogue. 

THE    ERKINS  STUDIOS 

The  Largest  Manufacturers  of  Ornamental  Stone 
225  Lexington  Avenue,  New  York 


ARCHITE<  TLJRE 


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Dining  Room  in  the  Adam  Style — with  Wall  Coverings,  Draperies  and 

Upholstery  Fabrics  of 


In  the  reproduction  of  period  rooms  Cheney  Silks  are  especially  effective,  because  of  their  authenticity  of  design,  softness  of  colors,  and  perfection 
of  weave.  Our  line  of  fabrics  for  this  season  is  more  extensive  and  varied  than  any  we  have  heretofore  offered.  The  period  fabrics  are  unusu- 
ally faithful  in  their  representation  of  antique  weaves,  and  the  soft,  old  colonngs  greatly  enhance  their  beauty.  Cheney  Upholstery  and  Decora- 
tive Fabrics  may  be  secured  from  your  jobber  or  direct  from  us — in  the  piece  or  in  cut  lengths  as  desired.  To  customers  desiring  to  represent  these 
fabrics  in  their  collection  we  will  sell  I  'j-yard  sample,  to  which  is  attached  small  swatches  showing  the  full  line  of  colors.     Cheney  Silks 

include  practically  everything  made  from  silk. 

CHENEY  BROTHERS,  Silk  Manufacturers,  4th  Avenue  and  18th  Street,  New  York 


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Solvay 
Hydraulic  Paint 


Grand  Central  Terminal 

Wherever  concrete  or  mortar  comes 
in  contact  with  the  structural  steel  in 
the  Terminal,  and  the  group  of  build- 
ings comprising  the  Grand  Central 
Terminal  Improvements, 

SOLVAY  HYDRAULIC  PAINT 
will  be  found  protecting  the  steel. 

WHY? 

Because  the  engineers  in  charge 
found  that  linseed  oil  paint  was 
rapidly  destroyed  by  the  lime  in  the 
cement  and  mortar,  while 

SOLVAY  HYDRAULIC  PAINT 
remained  unchanged. 

Enough  said! 
SEMET-SOLVAY  CO. 

SYRACUSE,  N.  Y. 
100  WILLIAM  ST..  NEW  YORK  CITY 
MARQUETTE  BLDG.,  CHICAGO.  ILL. 


PLANT 


for  Immediate  Effect 


Not  for  Future  Generations 


Start  with  the  largest  stock  that  can  be 
secured  !  It  takes  many  years  to  grow 
many  of  the  Trees  and  Shrubs  that  we  offer. 

We  do  the  long  waiting  thus  enabling 
you  to  secure  Trees  and  Shrubs  that  give 
an  immediate  effect. 

Fall  Price  List  gives  complete  information 

ANDORRA  NURSERIES 

WM.  WARNER  HARPER.  Proprietor 

Box  10    Chestnut  Hill     Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Pfrcola.  Country  Housr,  Dr.  Ernrst  Fahnrstock.  Shrewsbury.  N.  J. 
Albro  A  Litidcbtrg,  Architect!. 

Roll's  Patent  Lock- Joint  Columns 


Suitable 

for  Pergolas, 


Porches  or 
Interior  Use 


are  made  exclusively  by 

HARTMANN-SANDERS  CO. 

EUton  and  Webster  Ave*.,  -  Chicago,  III. 
Eastern  Office:  1123  Broadway,  New  York  City 

Send  for  catalogue  B  27  of  pergolas,  sun  dials  and  garden 
furniture,  or  B  40  of  wood  columns. 
See  also  "  Sweet's  Index." 


ARCHITECTURE! 


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SHAHRISTAN  RUG  MEASURING  TWENTY-SIX  FEET  BY  SEVENTEEN  FEET   IN  MONGOLIAN 
DESIGN       WOVEN  ON  OUR  LOOMS  IN  THE  ORIENT  FOR  LIVING  ROOM  HOUSE 
MR    HENRY  T.  OLIVER    PITTSBURG  PA 


(o^tikVan  (a, 

IMPORTERS   AND  WHOLESALERS 

FINE    PERSIAN    CARPETS  AND  RUGS 

12     EAST    40TH  STREET 
NEW  YORK 


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L.  C.  SMITH  BUILDING.  SEATTLE.  WASH. 
The  Whitney  Co..  Coniracton.         Gaggin  A  Gaggin.  Architect!. 

The  highest  building  in  the  world  outside  of  New  York 
City.    Now  being  erected.    Equipped  throughout  with 

The  Dahlstrom  Products 

When  a  building  is  structurally  fireproof  and  the  possibility  of  a  fire 
traveling  from  room  to  room  or  floor  to  Hoor  completely  obviated,  it  is  an 
impossibility  for  the  incipient  fire  to  generate  sufficient  heat  to  cause  a 
greater  damage  than  consume  the  inflammable  contents  of  the  room, 
compartment  or  unit  In  which  the  fire  originates. 

The  installation  of  the  Dahlstrom  Products  totally  eliminates  the 
possibility  of  a  fire  from  spreading  by  the  simple  method  of  starvation. 
A  fire  will  not,  cannot  travel  from  its  point  of  origin,  for  the  Dahlstrom 
Products  offer  no  additional  fuel  for  it  to  feed  upon.  To  accomplish  this 
final,  necessary  and  absolute  degree  of  fireproohng  nothing  of  an  artistic 
nature  is  sacrificed. 

Dahlstrom   Metallic  Door  Company 

Executive  Office  and  Factories: 
64  Blackitone  Avenue,      -      Jamestown,  New  Yoik 

Branch  Offices  in  All  Principal  Cities 


O.  W.  KETCHAM 


Manufacturer  of 


Ornamental  Terra  Cotta  in  Standard 
Finishes,  Glazed  and 
Polychrome 


WORKS: 

CRUM  LYNNE,  PA. 


OFFICES: 


Philadelphia, 
New  York, 
Baltimore,  Md, 
Washington,  D.  C, 


24  South  7th  St. 
1170  Broadway 
American  Building 
Home  Life  Building 


u— II  > 


The  same  high  tensile  strength, 
The  same  lightness  of  color, 
The  same  absolute  uniformity 

in  every  one  of  the 

48,000,000  sacks  that  leave 
our  11  mills  in  the  course 
of  a  year,  insure  you  the 
maximum  of  satisfaction 
on  the  home,  office  build- 
ing, factory,  or  other  struc- 
ture you  are  contemplating. 

Lehigh  Portland  Cement  Co. 

Allentown,  Pa.  Chicago,  111. 


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TAP  ROOM,  HOTEL  BELVEDERE,  BALTIMORE.  MD. 
Parker,  Thomas  &  Rice,  Architects 


AS  AN  INTERIOR  FINISH  AND  DECORATION: 

Heretofore  the  use  of  decorative  brickwork  has  involved  much  trouble  and  un- 
certainty. Most  available  material  has  been  limited  in  artistic  possibilities,  and 
accurate  data  as  to  sizes,  colors  and  other  details  has  been  difficult  to  obtain; 
nearly  all  brick  men  have  declined  to  undertake  special  work  and  have  dis- 
couraged any  departure  from  the  most  commonplace  ideals. 

Believing  that  the  architectural  profession  would  welcome  intelligent  co-operation 
in  this  matter,  we  organized,  two  years  ago,  a  Department  of  Brick  Design,  and 
have  since  assisted  many  architects  with  suggestions,  sketches,  water  colors, 
working  drawings,  and  specifications. 

Then  trouble  developed  with  the  bricklayer — he  did  not  know  how  to  handle  deco- 
rative brickwork,  and  much  beautiful  material  was  spoiled  by  his  carelessness  and 
ignorance.  To  overcome  this  difficulty  and  to  make  our  service  complete,  we  have 
now  organized  an  Installation  Department  for  the  erection  of  the  material  in  place. 

We  are  prepared  to  take  charge  of  the  entire  work  from  its  inception  to  its  com- 
pletion, all  work  being  done  under  the  supervision  of  the  architect  and  to  his 
satisfaction.    We  make  one  lump  sum  charge  for  this  entire  service. 

We  solicit  an  opportunity  to  furnish,  without  charge,  preliminary  sketches  and 
estimates  for  any  work  which  the  architect  may  have  in  hand. 

FISKE  y  COMPANY,  Incorporated 
25  Arch  St.,  Boston  Arena  B'ld'tf,  New  York 


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RED  ROOM— NEW  YORK  OFFICES 


ENTRANCE  LOBBY— OTIS  ELEVATOR  BLDG..  N.  Y. 
Clinton  &  Russell,  Architects. 


FISKE  COMPANY,  Incorporated 
25  Arch  St.,  Boston       :       Arena  Bld'g,  New  York 


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PATTERSON  BATTERY  SETS 


PATTERSON  BATTERY  SET,  PRESSED-STEEL  BOX  TYPE 
(Front  dropped  to  screw  in  cells) 


PATTERSON  BAT  TERY  SETS  are  designed  for  the  operation  of  Electric  Signal  Bells,  Annunciators,  Fire  Alarms,  Telephones, 
Door  Openers,  Elevator  Signals,  Program  Clocks  — in  fact,  for  all  open-circuit  work. 

They  save  much  more  than  they  cost ! 

PATTERSON  BATTERY  SETS  are  made  in  forty  (40)  different  models  for  every  class  of  battery  service,  from  the  simple  2-cell 
"Strip-Type"  Holder  for  housework,  to  the  heavy-duty  MULTIPLE-SERVICE  WALL  CABINET  SETS  of  150  Amp.  capacity^THESE 
MULTIPLE-SERVICE  CABINETS  capable  of  doing  the  work  of  any  Motor-Generator  or  Storage  Set  ever  installed— barring,  of 
course,  steady  incandescent  lighting  service. 

In  a  PATTERSON  BATTERY  SET  the  renewal  of  a  cell  is  as  easy  as  the  renewal  of  an  incandescent  lamp  and  though  done 
quickly  by  the  most  inexperienced  person,  without  tools  or  technical  knowledge  of  any  sort,  CAN  BE  DONE  ONLY  IN  ONE 
WAY,  AND  THAT  THE  RIGHT  WAY. 

The  fundamental  principle  of  a  PATTERSON  BATTERY  SET  is  a  SCREW-TOP  BATTERY  CELL  which,  without  wires  or  bind- 
ing posts,  screws  into  a  solid  hard-rubber  plate,  automatically  making  all  connections;  it  will  readily  be  appreciated  that  with  this  con- 
struction, there  can  be  no  possible  loose  connections — no  bad  contacts — or  loss  of  power  from  bad  contacts.  The  battery  cells  are 
suspended  in  the  air  from  the  hard-rubber  plate  and  water  or  dampness  cannot  affect  them. 

A  PATTERSON  BATTERY  HOLDER  will  not  only  maintain  a  set  of  batteries  at  much  higher  amperage  than  (he  old-style  method  of  inatallation.  but  will,  in 
a  few  years  save  it*  entire  cost  from  the  greatly  increased  life  each  set  of  cells  will  give,  because  of  the  Holder's  comprehensive  design  for  cell-protection  and 
economic  maintenance:  too  much  stress  cannot  be  laid  on  the  increased  life  of  an  installation  made  in  a  PATTERSON  BATTERY  HOLDER,  due  to  several  fac's. 
chief  amongst  which  are  the  following,  viz. : 

1.  The  absolute  "full-carrying"  capacity  of  the  contacts  which  completely  does  away  with  the  loss  of  battery  power  always  present  in  the 
"  old-style  wired-up"  battery  set. 

2.  Housing  of  the  "  wax-sealed"  end  of  cell  in  practically  an  air  tight  cup — away  from  the  effect  of  temperature  change,  etc. 

3.  Complete  elimination  of  all  leakage  due  to  dampness  on  bottom  of  cell  or  on  cartons. 

4.  Positive  prevention  of  accidental  getting  together  of  zinc  terminals,  as  has  always  been  most  troublesome  in  the  "old-style  wired-up" 
battery-set. 

A  PATTERSON  BATTERY  HOl-DER  will  last  a  lifetime,  as  every  part  is  made  of  the  best  material  and  designed  to  give  the  user  an  outfit  which  will  be  a 
constant  source  of  satisfaction,  year  in  and  year  out.  Screw-cups  are  renewable  if  necessity  ever  demands.  Heavy  contact  springs  of  genuine  phosphor-bronze  make 
absolute,  positive  contact  with  brass-capped  carbon  electrode  or  the  cell  ;  the  contacts  automatically  clean  themselves  every  time  a  battery  is  screwed  in  or  out  of  the 
Holder  and  the  heavy  pressure  of  the  phosphor-bronze  center  contact-spring  acts  as  a  locking  device  on  the  cell,  making  it  impossible  for  the  same  to  back-turn. 

In  a  PATTtRSON  BATTERY  HOLDER,  whether  it  be  the  simple  STRIP -TYPE,  or  the  heavy  duty  MULTIPLE-SERVICE  WALL-CABINET,  circuit 
wires,  once  connected  to  the  battery,  never  have  to  be  disconnected  or  re  connected. 

We'll  gladly  forward  ropy  of  Catalog  415,  describing  in  detail  full  line  of 
Patterson  Battery  Sets.    You  can't  afford  to  be  without  a  copy  in  your  office. 

STANLEY  &  PATTERSON,  Sole  Manufacturers 

Sole  Distributors        NEW  YORK 

U.  S.  A. 


Distributors 
for  the 

wo  MANUFACTURING  CO  inrj  Dominion  of  Canada 

Montreal   Halifax -Toronto— Winnipeg- Vancouver—  Reg  ma   Calgary  Edmonton 


San  Francisco  !  JOHN  R.  COLE  CO..  Williams  Bldg. 
Seattle:  H.  G.  BEHNEMAN.  316  James  St. 
Los  Angeles:  JOHN  R.COLE  CO..  1727  Lenox  Ave. 


ARCHITECTURE 


ARCHITECTURE 


XXXV 


The 


Woolworth  Building  Book 

CONTAINS  a  complete  set  of  photo- 


^*  graphic  illustrations  with  a  cover  page 
showing  the  tower  in  its  true  colors. 

Many  of  the  detail  photographs  were 
taken  from  temporary  building  scaffolds 
and  can  never  be  taken  again. 

The  smallest  illustration  measures  four 
inches  in  its  least  dimension. 


Atlantic  Terra  Cotta  Company 

1170  Broadway,  New  York 


Sent  on  request 


Phase  mention  Woolworth  Building 


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When  you  specify  these  goods  remember 
they  have  no  equal — when  you  call  for  an 
equal  you  only  invite  the  use  of  imitations. 


FLAT  F"  I  FSL  I 


EDUMEE 


WHITE 
EMAMEL 


Keystone  Varnish  Company 


Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


Leeds,  Eng. 


O'namentjl  Cnnciete  I"r.n,   Oukc  EsUtf   Someiville,  N.  J 

MEDUSA  WHITE  PORTLAND  CEMENT 

USED  IN  ITS  CONSTRUCTION 
PERFECTLY  WHITE  IN  COLOR  AND  STAINLESS 


THE  BRAND  THE  U.  S.  GOVERNMENT  HAS  USED 
IN  FIFTY  BUILDINGS  IN  THE  PAST  TWO  YEARS 


Write  for  Free  Booklets  and  Samples  of 

MEDUSA  WHITE  PORTLAND  CEMENT 
MEDUSA  WATERPROOFING 

MEDUSA   WATERPROOFED  CEMENT 

(Gray  and  White) 


Sandusky  Portland  Cement  Co. 

Sandusky.  Ohio,  U.  S.  A. 


STEEL   Rolling   Fireproof   Doors  and 
Shutters  and  Wood  Rolling  Doors 
and  Partitions 

THE  KINNEAR  MFG.  CO. 

COLUMBUS,  OHIO,  U.  S.  A. 

BOSTON  PHILADELPHIA  CHICAGO 

U  Water  Street      1011  Chestnut  Street      1212  Corn  Exe.  Bk.  Bid*. 


ARCHITECTURE 


AETCO  FAIENCE  FLOORING 


'EGYPTIAN" 


im  •  X  9  IN 
COLOR 


KIZC  O  K41".'  IN 

COLON 

TREATMENT 

NO.  10 


SIZE  O  X  O  IN. 
COLOR 
TREATMENT 

NO.  a 


©  1912,  by  Aroctican  Encauitic  Tiling  Co.,  Lid. 


A  NEW  WEAR  RESISTING  FLOORING  MATERIAL. 
FLAT  RELIEF  IN  VITRIFIED  BODY 
COMBINED  WITH  INLAID  MATT  GLAZE  TREATMENTS. 
OBTAINABLE  IN  SPECIAL  DESIGNS  AND  COLORINGS. 


ZANESVILLE.  OHIO 


NEW  YORK.  N.  Y. 


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The  question 

of  home  convenience 

and  comfort 

is  solved  if  you  include 


Western  <£hcTric 
Interphones 


in  your  specifications  for  new  homes — city  or  country — 
or  for  those  you  are  remodeling. 

Let  us  assist  you  in  laying  out  your  private  telephone  systems. 

WESTERN  ELECTRIC  COMPANY 

Manufacturer!  of  the  7,000,000  "Be//"  Telephones 

Hew  Tork  Chicago  Kansaa  City  San  Pranciaco  Montr**)  London 

Buffalo  Mil*  auk**  I  i  >  Oakland  Toronto  Btrlin 

Philadelphia  Pitutmra-h  Minneapoln  U.i  Anjelea  Winalp*»  Paria 

Boston  Cleveland  St  Paul  Dallaa  Calfarj  Rom* 

Richmond  Clnrinnati  Dcnvar  Houitoa  Tancourvr  JohanD«abrjrg 

Atltnta  Indianapolif  Omaha  Seattle  Edmonton  Sydn*y 

Sa'annah  St  Louia  SaltL*k*Cltj  Portland  Antwarp  Tokyo 

EQUIPMENT  FOR  EVERY  ELECTRICAL  NEED 


Garbage  Destroyers 

Why  Architects  Specify  Type  "G" 

1.  The  Wall  Type  saves  the  floor  space  in 
your  kitchen. 

2.  Built  into  the  chimney  flue,  it  has  no  stove 
pipe  to  collect  the  dust. 

3.  It  is  neat  in  appearance  and  adds  to  the  value 
of  the  building. 

4.  It  is  a  sanitary  convenience  endorsed  by 
Leading  Health  Authorities. 


PYROFUSE  Type  G 


The  Prescott  Selling  Company 

Arena  Building 
38  West  32nd  St.,  New  York  City 

Main  Office  and  Factory.        -        -        Webster,  Mass. 


a  ivCi  HTKCTrkK 


How  the  Grand  Central 
Terminal  Was  Built 

To  set  in  place  ($10,000,000.00)  dollars,  worth  of 
steel  and  stone  over  the  heads  of  100,000  people  hurry- 
ing daily  from  home  to  office  and  from  office  to  home 
required  careful  handling  and  far  sighted  planning. 

To  operate  800  trains  daily  through  the  wreckage 
of  falling  walls,  along  the  crumbling  edge  of  active 
quarries  and  under  the  swinging  booms  of  loaded 
cranes,  required  constant  attention  and  railroad  skill  of 
the  highest  order. 

To  carry  on  both  of  these  operations  at  the  same 
time  and  in  the  same  place  required  organization  and 
the  most  complete  and  harmonious  co-operation 
between  the  Railroad  Company,  the  Architects  and 
the  Builders. 

This  harmony  was  secured  and  this  organization 
perfected  in  the  "Grand  Central  Plan"  of  building, 
under  which  we  became  the  expert  building  agent  of 
the  owner. 

With  our  own  force  of  engineers,  draftsmen  and 
superintendents,  under  the  personal  direction  of  our 
Vice-President,  we  were  in  direct  touch  with  the 
Architects  and  the  Engineering  Department  of  the 
Railroad  Company  on  the  one  hand,  but  free  to  act 
independent  of  the  complexities  and  entanglements  of 
a  great  railroad  organization,  while  on  the  other  hand 
we  stood  between  the  strongly  unionized  building 
trades  and  the  forces  of  the  railroad  company  as 
arbitrators  and  peace  makers. 

This  plan  has  worked  satisfactorily  to  all  parties 
concerned,  and  we  recommend  it  to  all  interested  in 
building  operations  of  magnitude. 

JOHN  PEIRCE  CO. 

Builders  of  the  Grand  Central  Terminal 
90  West  Street 

New  York 


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The  Grand  Central 
Terminal 

iNE  of  the  most  beautiful  and 
best  equipped  buildings  of 
its  kind  in  the  world  is  now  nearing 

completion. 

Four  thousand  seven  hundred  (4,700) 
barrels  of  Atlas-White  Portland  Cement 
have  been  used  in  its  construction  up  to 
the  present,  for  setting  brick,  laying,  point- 
ing and  backing  the  limestone. 

The  Architect!  are  Warren  It  Wetmore  and  Reed  & 
Stem,  anil  the  (Jeneral  Contractors,  John  Peirce  Co. 

ATLAS-WHITE 

"The  standard  by  UOkich  all  other  makes  are  measured" 


One  of  Twenty-six  Faience  Lunettes 
in  the  Suburban  Passenger  Concourse  and  Restaurant 
of  the  New  Grand  Central  Terminal,  New  York  City 

Warren       Wetmore  and  Reed  £v  Stem,  Asso.  Architects 

Executed  by  the  Rookwood  Pottery  Company 

Main  Office  and  Works  Eastern  Branch  Office 

Cincinnati.  Ohio,  U.  S.  A.  1  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y.  City 


A  RCIiriTXTl'RF. 


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Passenger  Station,  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  Ry.  Co. 

Rochester,  New  York 
Anti-Pluvius   Puttyless  Skylights  specified  and  used 


In  selecting  the  skylights  used  in  the  construction  of  this 
passenger  station,  quality,  durability  and  permanency  were 
important  factors  for  consideration. 

anti-pluvius 

(Trade  Mark) 

Puttyless  Skylights 

The  use  of  the  Anti-Pluvius  maintains  the  high  standard 
sought,  and  the  illustrations  above  give  a  general  idea  of 
the  neatness  and  effectiveness  of  the  skylights.  This  con- 
struction is  fully  described  in  our  new  catalog.  May  we 
send  you  a  copy? 


The  G.  Drouve  Company 

Bridgeport,  Conn. 

180  N.  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


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Dl'PI.EX  STUDIO  APARTMENTS 
East  M>th  Strebt  and  Lexington  Avenue.  New  York 
Charles  A-  Platt.  Architect 

npHE  Electrical  Equipment  for  the  modern  apartment  house 
*  has  proved  to  he  one  of  the  most  important  features  for  the 
successful  building  operation.  We  have  made  a  special  study 
of  the  situation  and  feel  that  we  are  in  a  position  to  assist  the 
architect  and  owner  who  is  considering  a  building  enterprise  of 
this  nature. 

Why  not  -write  us  In-day  for  particulars  t 

DEIMIMIS  G.  BRUSSEL 

Electric  Engineering  and  Conntructioa 
39-41  West  38th  Street,   -    NEW  YORK 

1  89 

Telephones  ,       Murray  Hill 


HoiM  Lowered  Hoist  in  Operation 


G.  &  G.  TELESCOPIC  HOIST 

<  PATENTED ) 

With  Compound  Gear  and  Brake  Attachment    Madr  ol  ttroot  and  durable  material 

For  hoisting  and  lowering  ash  cans,  kegs,  barrels,  etc. 
Takes  up  less  room  than  other  hoists ;  the  opening  in  the  sidewalk 
need  be  little  larger  than  necessary  to  permit  passage  of  can. 

It  is  telescopic— no  part  showing  above  sidewalk  when  not  in  use. 
A  powerful  brake  attachment  permits  the  lowering  of  heavy  load 
without  trouble.    Its  compactness  makes  hoist  very  easy  to  erect— a 
great  advantage  when  shipped  F.  O.  B  cars. 

Specified  by  the  leading  architects. 
Price,  erected  complete.  New  York  City,  $123. 

Gillis  &  Geoghegan,  537-539  W.  Broadway,  New  York 


Portico.  Country  House.  E.  T.  Bedford.  Green's  Farms.  Ct. 
M.  W.  Morris.  Architect. 

Plain  and  Ornamental  Stucco  Work 
Executed  by 

H.  W.  MILLER,  Inc. 

Plain  and  Decorative  Plastering  and 
Cement  Stucco  Contractors. 


501  EAST  22d  STREET, 


NEW  YORK  CITY 


Residence  op  I.  R  Palmer.  Lakewood,  N.  J.       J.  R.  Thomaa.  Architect. 
The  painting  of  this  house   was  done  with 

MATHESON  WHITE  LEAD 

Many  of  the  finest  buildings  in  this  country 
bear  testimony  to  the  superiority  of  this  lead. 

MATHESON  WHITE  LEAD 

Will  make  a  white  mark  on  any  other 
lead,  and  will  cover  more  surface  and 
cover  it  better. 

IT  IS  STRICTLY  PURE 

MATHESON  LEAD  COMPANY 

Corroders  New  York 


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Escalators 

Necessary  and  Most  Practical  Equipment  for  Theatres 

Architects  are  specifying  them  in  up-to-date  designs  of  new 
theatres,  and  recommending  them  for  modernizing  the  old. 


The  demand  for  Escalators  in  theatres  is  steadily 
increasing.  Theatre-goers  are  finding  Escalators  a 
wonderful  convenience  and  improvement  over  old- 
fashioned  stairs  for  transporting  them  to  balconies  and 
galleries  quickly,  safely,  and  without  physical  effort. 
Theatre  Owners  and  Managers  consider  Escalators  a 
sound  business  investment  because,  by  eliminating  the 
objectionable  climbing  of  steep,  tiresome  stairs,  they 
make  the  upper  floors  accessible  and  inviting,  and 
balcony  seats  as  popular  as  orchestra  chairs, — and 
salable  at  highest  prices. 


The  Neiu  York  Clippei — the  leading  theatrical 
paper  of  the  country — comments  editorially  on  Esca- 
lators in  theatres:  "Their  advantages  are  so  obvious 
that  every  new  theatre  and  every  old  one  should  be 
equipped  with  this  great  convenience." 

Escalators  have  successfully  solved  the  problem 
of  transportation  in  theatres  and  other  public  places 
where  the  safe  and  speedy  moving  of  masses  of  people 
from  one  level  to  another  is  a  pressing  necessity. 


OTIS 
CLEAT  TYPE 
ESCALATOR 

It  will  be  observed 
from  the  Ciordon- 
Olympia  Theatre, 
(Boston),  installation 
shown  here,  that  the 
Escalator  is  sightly 
and  ornamental,  and 
an  added  architectural 
attraction  to  the  finest 
appointed  theatres. 

Also  made  in 
regulation  stair- 
way type. 


THESE  THEATRES 
ARE  EQUPPED 
WITH  OTIS 
ESCALATORS 

Gordon -Olympia 

Boston,  Mass 
Bijou  Dream 

Boston,  Mass. 

Broadway 

Springfield,  Mass. 
Olympic,  Lynn,  Mass. 
Gordon  Theatre 

Rochester.  N.  Y 

Others  designed, 
recommending  Esca- 
lators, are  now  under 
consideration. 


Every  Architect  Should  Include  Escalators  in  His  Plans 

We  will  gladly  give  you  the  benefit  of  our  experience  and  tell  you  in  detail  what  Escalators 
are  doing  for  the  theatre.  Ask  for  Catalogue  describing  our  Escalators; — in  it  are 
plan  drawings  which  will  enable  you  to  estimate  space  requirements  and  floor  openings. 

Otis  Elevator  Company 

Eleventh  Ave.  and  Twenty-sixth  St.,  New  York 

Offices  In  all  Principal  Cities  of  the  World 


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WRITE   FOR    BLUE    PRINTS   AND  CATALOGUE 

IELIANCE  BALL-BEARING 

No.    1    MADISON  AVE. 


RELIANCE 

DOOR  HANGERS 

STAND  SATISFACTORILY 
THE  CLOSEST  INSPECTION 
OF  SPECIFICATION  WRITERS 

TRY  THEM 


DOOR    HANGER  CO. 

NEW  YORK 


American  Bridge  Company  of  Newark 

Hudson  Terminal-30  Church  Street.  NeWork 


cManufacturers  of  Steel  Structures  of  all  classes 

particularly  BRIDGES  AND  Buildings 


NEW  YORK,  N.  Y.,   Hudson  Terminal, 
30  Church  Street 

Philadelphia,  Pa.,    Pennsylvania  Building 

Boston,  Mass.    .   .    .  John  Hancock  Bldg 

Baltimore,  Md. ,  Continental  Trust  Building 

PITTSBURGH.  PA.  .  .   .  Frick  Building 

Rochester,  N.  Y  Powers  Block 

Buffalo,  N..Y.  .      Ellicott  Square  Building 

Cincinnati,  Ohio         Union  Trust  Building 

Atlanta,  Ga.  Candler  Building 

Cleveland,  Ohio  .   .    Rockefeller  Building 

Detroit,  Mich.,  Beecher  Ave.  &  M.C.R.R. 


CHICAGO,  ILL. ,  Commercial  National  Bank 
Building 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Third  Nat'l  Bank  Building 
Denver,  Colo.  .  First  Nat'l  Bank  Building 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah ,  Walker  Bank  Building 

Duluth,  Minn  Wolvin  Building 

Minneapolis,  Minn. ,  7th  Ave.  &  2d  St.  ,S.  E. 

Pacific  Coast  Representative  : 
U.S. Steel  Products  Co., Pacific  Coast  Dpt. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL.  .  Rialto  Building 

Portland,  Ore  Selling  Building 

Seattle,  Wash. ,  4th  Ave.  So.,  Cor.  Conn.St. 


HOUSATONIC  RIVER  URIDGE 
NAUGATUCK  JCT.,  CONN. 


Export  Representative  :  United  States  Steel  Products  Co.,  30  Church  St.,  N.  Y. 


1  .  : 

Antique 
Metallic  Leading 

Our  Leader 

I    '  1 

Henderson  Brothers 

Makers  of 

1  Ji 

Leaded  Stained  Glass,  Hard  Metal  Settings 
in  Brass,  Copper,  Zinc  and  German  Silver 

707  First  Avenue       -       New  York 

You  should  see  and  know 
contents  of  pages  6,  7  and  8  of  our  New 
Catalogue  of  Gorton  Side-Feed  Boilers. 

We  would  feel  under  obligations  if  you 
will  send  for  it  at  once — to-day. 

GORTON  &  LIDGERWOOD  COMPANY 

96  Liberty  St.      -  NEW  YORK 

BOSTON:  182  High  St.  CHICAGO:  Fisher  Bldg. 


ARCHITECTURE 


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House  at  Lenox,  Mass.    Wilson  Eyre,  Architect,  Philadelphia 
Stained  with  Cabot's  Shingle  Stains  and  Lined 
with  Cabot's  Sheathing  Quilt 


CABOT'S  Sheathing 

and  Deafening  QUILT 

A  Thoroughly  Scientific  and  Sanitary  Heat  Insulator  and  Sound -Deadener. 
Quilt  is  a  cushion  of  dead-air  spaces,  and  is  cold-proof,  sound-proof,  decay  and  vermin- 
proof,  and  uninflammable.    Asbestos  Quilt  is  the  most  firepoof  lining  made. 

Samples  and  Circulars  Sent  on  Request 

SAMUEL  CABOT,  INC.,  BOSTON,  MASS. 


1  133  Broadway,  New  York 


350  Dearborn  Ave.,  Chicago 


Cubot  Shingle  Stains  Waterproof  Cement  Stains  Waterproof  Brick  Stains 

Conservo  Wood  Preservative       Damp-proofing,  Waterproofing,  Protective  Paint,  etc. 


Better  than  Theory 


Our  Copper  Bearing  Open  Hearth 

ROOFING  TIN 

is  more  than  theoretically  good.  Actual  service 
tests  have  proved  the  superiority  of  our  Copper 
Bearing  Ternes.  You  should  use  no  other.  Shall 
we  send  particulars? 

Write  for  Pocket  Reference  Book  containing  valuable  data  and  information  relative  to  our  Copper  Hearing 
Terne  Plates,  A  polio  Best  Bloom  Galvanized  Sheets,  Black  Sheets,  Formed  Rooting  and  Siding  Products,  etc. 

Jjnerican  Sheets  Tin  Plate  Company 

General  Offices  :Frick  Building,  Pittsburgh, Pa. 

DISTRICT  SALES  OFFICES  = 
Chicago       Cincinnati       Denver        Detroit        New  Orleans        New  York  Philadelphia  Pittsburgh  St.  Louis 

Export  Representatives:   United  States  Steel  Products  COMPANY,  New  York  City 
Pacific  Coast  Representatives:   United  States  Steel  Products  Company,  San  Francisco,  Los  Angeles,  Portland,  Seattle 


Iron  Frame 

GREENHOUSES 

The  architect  will  find  us 
always  ready  to  heartily 
co-operate  with  him. 

Hitchings  &  Company 

Main  Office  und  Kactory 

Elizabeth,     New  Jersey 

New  York  Office.  1 1 7*  Broadway 

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The  New  City  Hall,  Chicago 

Holabird  &  Roche,  Architects. 

(See  illustration) 

Six  Hundred  and  Ninety 

Sets  of  the 

Grant  Anti-friction  Vertical 
Pivot  Lifts 

used  in  this  building. 
Grant  Pulley  &  Hardware  Company 

3  West  29th  Street,  New  York 


BOBBINK  &  ATKINS 

World's  Choicest  Nursery  and  Greenhouse  Products 

SPRING  PLANTING 

Our  Products  are  of  a  higher  grade  than  ever  this  season,  placing  us  in  a 
better  position  to  till  orders  with  a  class  of  material  that  will  give  satisfaction 
to  all  our  patrons.    Our  Nursery  consists  of  300  acres  of  highly  cultivated 
land  and  a  large  area  covered  with  greenhouses  and  storehouses,  in  which  we 
are  growing  Nursery  and  Greenhouse  Products  for  every  place  and  purpose. 
Rose*.    We  have  several  hundred 
thousand  Rose  Plants  that  will 
bloom  this  year.  Order  now  from 
our   Illustrated   General  Cata- 
logue for  Spring  delivery. 

Rhododendron*.   Many  thousands 


of  acclimated  plants  in  Hardy 
English  and  American  varieties 
are  growing  in  our  Nursery. 

Ornamental  Shade  Treci  and 
Flowering  Shrubs.  We  gr..u 
many  thousands  of  Ornamental 
Shade  Trees  and  Shrubs  in  all 
varieties  and  sizes. 

Trained,  Dwarf  and  Ordinary 
Fruit  Trees  and  Small  Fruits. 
We  grow  these  for  all  kinds  of 
fruit  gardens  and  orchards. 

Hardy  Old-Fashioned  Plants.  We 
grow  thousands  of  rare,  new  and 
old-fashioned  kinds,  including 
Peonies  and  Iris  in  a  large  variety. 
Special  prices  on  quantities. 

Our  New  Giant-Flowering  Marah 
Mallow.  Kverybody  should  be 
interested  in  this  Hardy  New 
Old-fashioned  Flower.  It  will 
grow  everywhere,  and  when  in 
bloom  is  the  queen  of  flowers  in 
the  garden.    Blooms  from  July 


Evfr«rccn«,  Conifers  and  Pines 

Many  acres  of  our  Nursery  are 
planted  with  handsome  specimens 
Boxwood.     Kverybody  loves  the 
aroma  of  old-fashioned  Boxwood. 
We  grow  thousands  of  plants  in 
many  shapes  and  sizes. 
Bay  Treea.  Palms  and  other  I  >ecor- 
ative  Plants  for  Conservatories. 
Interior  andexterior  decorations. 
Hedge  Planti.    We  grow  a  large 
quantity   of  California  Privet, 
Berberis,  and  other  Hedge  Plants, 
adapted  to  all  parts  of  the  country. 
English  Pot  Grown  Grape  Vinea. 

I- or  greenhouse  cultivation. 
Hardy     Trailing     and  Climbing 
Vines.    We  have  them  for  every- 
place and  purpose. 
Bulba  and  Roots.      We  gr..w  and 
import  quantities  of  Bulbs  and 
Roots  from  Japan,  Holland  and 
other  parts  of  Europe. 
Lawn  Grass  Seed.  <  >ur  Rutherford 
Park  Lawn  Mixture  has  given 
satisfaction  everywhere. 
Plant  Tubs,  Window  Boxes  and 
English  Garden  Furniture.  We 
manufacture  all  shapes  and  sizes. 
Strawberries.     Potted    and  field 
grown,  in  all  the  leading  varieties. 

Mailed 


until  the  latter  part  of  September 
Our  Illustrated  General  Catalogue  No.  65  describes  the  above 
upon  request. 

We  plant  everywhere  for  Architects  with  our  World's  Choicest  Nur. 
sery  Products  grown  in  our  World's  Greatest  Nursery. 
Visitors  tske  Erie  R.R.  to  Carlton  Hill,  second  stop  on  msln  line;  3  mln.walk  to  Nursary. 


BOBBINK 

Nurserymen,  Florists  and  Planters. 


ATKINS 

RUTHERFORD, 


N.  J. 


This  is  the  U-Bsr 
The  Bar  ihst  makes 
U-Bar  Greenhouses 
The  Fsmous  Greenhouses 
they  sre. 


THAT  persistence  of  impression  that 
greenhouses  are  not,  and  cannot  be 
made  attractive,  has  allowed  many  an 
architect  to  give  them  scant  considera- 
tion. All  too  often  they  have  been  re- 
grettably placed. 

That  this  is  needless— at  times  almost 
unforgivable — you  will  be  convinced  by 
seeing  our  new  album  catalog  of  pano- 
rama views.    Send  for'it. 

Our  ad.  in  January  Agricultural  Record  or  Country.  Life 
gives  the  story  of  the  above  house.    Look  it  up. 

UBAR  GREENHOUSES 

PIERSON  U-BAR  CO 

ONE  MADISON  AVt.  NkWYOU. 
CANADIAN  Of  HC  L  10  FHuuri  rues 


Sayre  &  Fisher  Co. 


Manufacturers  of 


FINE  PRESSED 

FRONT  BRICK 

Of  Various  Shades,  Plain  and   Moulded.  Also 
Special  Colors  and  Sises  to  order. 

SUPERIOR  ENAMELED  BRICK 

(SEVIRAL  COLORS) 
Hard  Building  Brick,  Fire  Brick  and  Hollow  Brick. 
Office:  261  Broadway,       -       -       -       New  Yosrk 


ARC!  MTKC TVRV 


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uReeco,,  Electric  Pumps 
"Reeco"  Gasoline  Engines 
"Reeco"  Hot- Air  Pumping  Engines 
"Reeco"  Electric  Lighting  Systems 

Send  for  new  catalogue  "B.3." 

Rider-Ericsson  Engine  Company 

20  Murray  Street,  New  York 

239  Franklin  St.,  Boston.  40  North  7th  St.,  Philadelphia. 

112  Hunter  St.,  Sydney,  N.  S.  W.  234  West  Craig  St.,  Montreal,  P.  Q. 


Coi  ntry  HorsE,  Martin  J.  Condon.  Pei.ham  Manor,  N.  Y. 
Little  &  O'Connor.  Architects. 


GEORGE  MERTZ'8  SONS 

Contractors,  Builders 

AND  MANUFACTURERS  OF 

fine  Interior  fiardivood  UJork 

PORT  CHESTER,  N.  Y. 


ttle  want  to  estimate  on  your  work. 

Rockport  Granite  Co. 

13  Park  Row,  new  York. 


Telephone,  6032  Cortlandt. 


1 


Residence,  E.  J.  Berwind.  2  East  64th  St.,  New  York. 
N.  C.  Mellen.  Architect. 

THE  LORILLARD  Refrigerator 

Used  in  the  Berwind  House,  and  in  all  first-class  Residences,  Clubs, 
Hotels,  and  Institutions. 

Will  save  25  per  cent,  to  40  per  cent,  in  ice  over  any  other  refrigera- 
tor, and  will  preserve  the  food  more  perfectly  and  for  a  longer  time. 

The  new  opal  glass  lining  makes  it  absolutely  sanitary.  No  possi- 
bility for  the  lodgment  of  disease  germs.  It  is  endorsed  by  the  leading 
architects  and  sanitary  experts. 

Call  and  examine,  or  send  for  descriptive  catalogue.  Plans  and 
estimates  submitted  free  of  charge. 

25  West  32d  Street,  New  York  City 


LOOMIS  FILTERS 

ESTABLISHED  I8SO 

Endorsed  by  the  Leading  Architect*, 
Mechanical  and  Sanitary  Engineer*. 

LOOMIS -MANNING    FILTER  COMPANY 

Main  Office.  828  land  Title  lll.lt  .  Philadelphia.  Pa. 
Boston  New  York  Buffalo  Baltimore  Washington 


# 


PREVENTS  DRAFTS,  DUST  AND  WINDOW  RATTLING 

Ives'  Patent  Window  Stop  Adjuster 

The  only  Stop  Adjuster  made  from  one  piece  of  metal  with  solid  ribg  and  heavy  bed 
that  will  not  cup,  turn  or  bend  in  tightening  the  screw.    Manufactured  only  by 

The  H.  B.  IVES  CO.,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  U.  S.  A. 

(100-pace  Caialorue  Mailed  Free.) 


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Soltfc  Steel  Casement  TKDUnfcows 

Bvc  ($aining  IRaptMp  in  popularity 


Made  in  All  Designs  (or  All  Buildings 


vrri¥*HE  shift  away  from  the  old  style  double  hung 
y^2»$Jp?  window  has  been  especially  marked  during  the 
'  ,-*•,.'  past  year,  and  it  is  apparent  that  in  a  short  time 
steel  casement  windows  will  be  in  as  wide  use 
in  America  as  they  have  been  for  years  in  England. 

CRITTALL 

Solid  Steel 

Casement  Windows 

are  the  result  of  over  thirty  years  rigid  adherence  to  an  ideal.  Their 
supremacy  has  been  recognized  by  leading  architects  and  engineers 
who  have  placed  them  in  many  of  our  most  magnificent  homes  and 
public  buildings.  In  beauty  and  freedom  of  design,  in  simplicity  and 
ease  of  operation,  in  real  economy  and  for  ventilation,  light  and  protec- 
tion against  the  weather,  Crittall  Solid  Steel  Casement  Windows  excel  all 
others. 

WRITE  FOR  DETAILS 

Catalog  and  photographs  on  request.    Designs  and  estimates  on  receipt  of  drawings- 

CRITTALL  CASEMENT  COMPANY,  Manufacturers 
Detroit 


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THE  ARCHITECTS  BUILDING.  NEW  YORK 

SWING  &  CHAPPELL  and  La  FARCE  &  MORRIS.  Architects 


A.  P.  PAINTS 

and 

A.  P.  VARNISHES 

are  being   used  throughout  the 

ARCHITECTS  BUILDING 


A.  P.  FLATLAN  on  the  walls 

A.  P.  VARNISHES  on  all  woodwork 

A.  P.  PAINTS  on  all  trim,  etc. 


THE. 


ATLAS  PAINT  COMPANY 


103  Park  Ave..  N.  Y. 

H.  N.  BRADLEY. 

President 


Nashville,  Tenn. 

A.  S.  B.  LITTLE. 

General  Manager. 


CLARK  MELLEN,  Architectural  Representative 
Write  for  our  new  Architects  Catalog  C5. 


The  Consolidated 
Rosendale  Cement  Co. 

Hudson  Terminal  Building 

50  Church  St.  New  York 

Rosendale  Hydraulic  Cement 

Has  been  on  the  market  for  85  years. 
IT  HAS  STOOD  THE  TEST  OF  TIME  ON  ALL  KINDS  OF 
CONSTRUCTION. 

IDEAL  MORTAR 

One  Barrel  of  Rosendale  and  Three  Barrels  of  Sand. 


IDEAL  CONCRETE 

One  Barrel  of  Rosendale,  Two  Barrels  of  Sand,  Four  Barrels 
Broken  Stone  or  Gravel. 
Cement  and  Sand  to  be  thoroughly  mixed  dry. 

Hard  Burnt  Brick,  bonded  with  this  Cement,  Is  the  Best  Fire- 
proof Material  on  the  market. 

SPECIFY  AND  USE 

BROOKLYN  BRIDGE  BRAND 

The  Best  Cement  for  Brick  Work 
Constant  in  Volume 
Does  Not  Work  Short 
Uniform      Very  Elastic  Reliable 


PFOTEN H AU ER- N  ESBIT  CO. 

ST.  JAMES  BUILDING 

Broadway,  Cor.  26th  St.,  -  NEW  YORK 


IMPERVIOUS 
FRONT  BRICK 

In  Red,  Buff,  Gray,  Mottled.  White,  Etc 


Enameled    Brick,     Roofing  Tiles, 
Paving  Clinkers,  Etc. 


Genuine  "KITTANNING"  Brick 
Genuine  "HARVARD"  Brick 


What  Makes  a  Paint  Efficient? 

Combinations  of  oil  and  pig- 
ment that  tend  to  their  own 
destruction  do  not  lead  to  pro- 
longed efficiency. 

In  Dixon's  Silica-Graphite  Paint 

an  inert  pigment  leads  to  longest 
life  of  the  oil  vehicle.  That's 
why  Dixon's  supplies  long-lived 
efficiency. 

Joseph  Dixon  Crucible  Co. 

Jersey  City,    -    -    N.  J. 


Efficient  Ventilation 

is  assured  when  a  building  is 

"Globe"  Ventilated 

Owners  and  architects  have  found  from  experi- 
ence that  when  "GLOBE"  ventilators  are  speci- 
fied and  installed  on  a  building,  the  ventilating 
problem  for  that  building  is  solved  for  all  time, 
for  the  "GLOBE"  will  give  permanent  satisfac- 
tion and  perfect  ventilation  as  long  as  the  building 
stands. 

Shall  we  send  a  model  demonstrating  its 
operation  ? 

Globe  Ventilator  Company 

Troy,   New  Yorlc 


BOMMER spring  HINGES 


[NEVER  FAIL  TO  GIVE  SATISFACTION. 


INSURE 

peMilyhung  doors 

Friction  is  eliminated  by  the 
arings,  and  the  door  swings 
r  and  softly  without  creaking 
ig.  These  butts  have 

M-RIS1NG  PINS 

which  will  not  work  out  of  the  joint 
Write  for  artistic  and  instructive 
booklet  "Properly   Hung  Doors." 

THE  STANLEY  WORKS 

New  York      NEW  BRITAIN,  CONN.  Chicago 


"MERCHANT'S 
OLD  METHOD9' 


BRADFORD  PERMANENT  RED  BRICK 

It  is  not  enough  to  specify  Red  Brick.  There  are  so  many 
different  ways  of  getting  good  results  that  it  seems  almost 
unnecessary  to  produce  an  ordinary  and  uninteresting  build- 
ing.   Tell  your  contractor  how  to  work  the  material. 

Architects  are  safe  in  recommending  "  Bradford  Reds"  because 
they  are  Quality  Absolute  and  Permanent. 

We  also  make  "Bradford  Ruffs,"  a  rough  texture  face  of 
beautiful  shade  variation.  They  are  largely  used  in  exterior 
and  garden  walls. 

Prices,  samples  and  information  on  request. 

THE  RED  BRICK  PEOPLE 

TRADE  MARK  REG. 

Bradford  Pressed  Brick  Co. 

Bradford,  Pa. 


SAMSON  SPOT  SASH  CORD 

THE  MOST  DURABLE  AND' ECONOMICAL  MATERIAL  FOR 
HANGING  WINDOWS.        Please  send  for  tests  and  samples. 
SAMSON  CORDAGE  WORKS   -   -    Boston,  Mass. 

Trade  Mark  Reg.  U.  S.  Pat.  Off. 

